"Obama's immigration legacy will be the juxtaposition of his serial insistence that he was not a king or an emperor, and could not contravene the Constitution by granting a blanket amnesty, with his efforts to do just that when it was no longer politically inexpedient. I don't think a president has ever quite so habitually warned the country of the dangers that would soon emanate from himself."

-- Victor Davis Hanson

#Country Quotes #Kings Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“God hides Himself behind causes.”
“I have walked with people whose eyes are full of light but who see nothing in sea or sky, nothing in city streets, nothing in books. It were far better to sail forever in the night of blindness with sense, and feeling, and mind, than to be content with the mere act of seeing. The only lightless dark is the night of darkness in ignorance and insensibility.”
“I want a priest, a rabbi and a Protestant minister. I want to hedge my bets.”
“All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.”

Source : Donald G. Carty, Dorothea Brande (2013). “How to Wake Up and Live: A Formula for Success That Works”, p.61, Lulu Press, Inc
“That is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space, time point.”
“This is the most precious gift anyone has ever received. You gave me back a memory that I will cherish forever. You gave me something from my grandma I didn't know I had. And you kept it and it lef you back to mme. It gave me you'' I felt a wetness in my eyes and I blinked confused from the strange sensation. A small trickle of water rand down my cheek. I stared into the darkness as I held Pagan in my arms in amazement Death had just shed a tear.”
“Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society.”
“We win or the alumni bash in our teeth. (On the dental plan at NC State)”

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