"Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette-the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace."

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Source : Message to the House, December 18, 1816.

John Tyler

#Presidential Quotes #Coquette Quotes #May Quotes

“Film can be exciting, but more often, it's tedious.”
“On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me. Not the demons, you understand, but the ghosts.”
“And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take his automobile and buy all his food in one place and He could save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator and throw away that which had no further use. And soon the earth was covered with plastic bags and aluminum cans and paper plates and disposable bottles and there was nowhere to sit down or walk, and Man shook his head and cried: "Look at this Godawful mess.”
“Holiness is the sum of a million little things â€” the avoidance of little evils and little foibles, the setting aside of little bits of worldliness and little acts of compromise, the putting to death of little inconsistencies and little indiscretions, the attention to little duties and little dealings, the hard work of little self-denials and little self-restraints, the cultivation of little benevolences and little forbearances.”
“Facts might be false if they challenge the conviction of a mind already made up.”

Source : Sarah Churchwell (2005). “The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe”, p.102, Macmillan
“If everything is noted, all your emotional difficulties will disappear. When you feel happy, don't get involved in happiness. When you feel sad, don't get involved with it. Whatever comes, don't worry, just be aware of it.”
“You may end up with a different math, but you're entitled to your math. I'm entitled to the math.”

Source : "Political Power Player Rove Leaves the Game". "All Things Considered" with Michele Norris and Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. August 13, 2007.
“It looks like our defense is quite a bit better than it has been in the last two years, ... If we can keep it up and stay at least in the middle of the league, that would be significant. We haven't ordered any championship rings yet; two games doesn't make a season. I love the Colorado air. I love the game, the competition, the show.”

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