"Simultaneously with the establishment of the Constitution, Virginia ceded to the United States her domain, which then extended to the Mississippi, and was even claimed to extend to the Pacific Ocean."

-- William H. Seward

#Ocean Quotes #Virginia Quotes #United States Quotes

“For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone.”

Source : "David Cameron to Unveil New Limits on Extremists' Activities in Queen's Speech". www.theguardian.com. May 13, 2015.
“Sometimes in news photography and so on, the pictures are a little bit dry, and put on the page and just set in a journalistic way in front of you.”
“A good education prepares a child to be a good employee and a good citizen-in that order, with the importance of the former never exceeding the importance of the latter.”
“I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued.”

Source : Carolyn Wells (1937). “The Rest of My Life”
“I've learned a ton since 2004.”
“Resentment opens no door and breeds no courage.”

Source : Susan Glaspell (1940). “The Morning is Near Us: A Novel”
“The very best thing you can give someone is what they want.”

Source : Marshall Sylver (1997). “Passion Profit Power”, p.114, Simon and Schuster
“It's much easier to work on other people's music and play in other people's bands as a guitar player instead of being the main songwriter and singer. That's a really big job to do that.”

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