"It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety."

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Men Quotes #Anxiety Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“But this is exactly why I read--and don't belong to a book group--because reading is the most individual thing there is. Why collectivize it? Didn't we have enough bad English teachers in school? Crowd sourcing and literature shouldn't mix.”
“It is said that great leaders are born, not made. The saying is true to this degree, that no man can persuade people to do what he wants them to do, unless he genuinely likes people, and believes that what he wants them to do is to their own advantage.”
“I plunged into the job of creating something from nothing.... Though I hadn't a penny left, I considered cash money as the smallest part of my resources. I had faith in a living God, faith in myself, and a desire to serve.”
“Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it has very serious implications for our behavior.”
“The question before us is, whether people of African ancestry compose a portion of this people, and are constituent members of this sovereignty? We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word 'citizens' in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States.”
“Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.”

Source : "Chuck Hagel and Israel in context: A guide to his controversial statements". www.washingtonpost.com. September 4, 1998.
“I wanted to prove I was the best fighter in the world.”
“Anyone who says the Confederate Flag is a symbol of hate should be required to go to sensitivity training classes.”

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