"Honor and good faith and justice are equally due from this country toward the weak as toward the strong."

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Source : Henry Clay (1863). “Life and times”, p.28

Henry Clay

#Country Quotes #Strong Quotes #Justice Quotes

“I'm sort of planting Post-It notes all over my psyche. Do not skateboard wasted. Do not buy $10,000 rugs. Be careful what you say to journalists. You don't have to stay up until 7 A.M. - tomorrow is a new day.”
“Meditation transports one from the transient world of matter to the real world of dreamings, visions, and imaginings where idea is and concepts are born.”
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should men grow remiss in their observance of Lent, it would be a detriment to Godâ€™s glory, a disgrace to the Catholic religion, and a danger to Christian souls. Neither can it be doubted that such negligence would become the source of misery to the world, of public calamity, and of private woe.”
“The eagle that soars in the upper air does not worry itself how it is to cross rivers.”
“First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.”
“While Daddy liked to stick to the rules, Mummy liked to bend them.”
“I love Jane [Krakowski]. Jane's been a dear friend for maybe a dozen years. We've worked together on many shows and concerts and readings. We did 'Damn Yankees' together and then we did 'Xanadu.' Jane did all the workshops of 'Xanadu' before it moved to Broadway. She's hysterical and our voices blended. We had a similar sensibility.”

Source : "Renaissance man". Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. June 23, 2016.
“The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical, to demand the credentials of all statements that claim to be facts.”

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