"Let us put an end to self-inflicted wounds. Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Let us deny our adversaries the satisfaction of using Vietnam to pit Americans against Americans."

-- Gerald R. Ford

#Self Quotes #Unity Quotes #Vietnam Quotes

“On one side, the mass of a mountain. A life I know. On the other, the universe of the clouds, so full of unknown that it seems empty to us. Too much space.”

Source : Philippe Petit (2015). “To Reach the Clouds: The Walk film tie in”, p.194, Faber & Faber
“It used to be in the Senate that if you were filibustering, you stood up. There was a physical dimension to it, that you - when you became exhausted you would have to leave the floor. That was the idea of the filibuster.”

Source : "The Rachel Maddow Show", www.nbcnews.com. December 15, 2010.
“People need to realize that their thoughts are more primary than their genes, because the environment, which is influenced by our thoughts, controls the genes.”
“You've got a million bad drawings in you; you better get started.”
“He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.”
“Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts. (Ghan-buri-Ghan, of allies during war)”
“So let me put it thus: Hold on to your principles of morality and ethics, use your willpower to the limit, pay great heed to every noble, uplifting desire that is in you; but realize that these things alone are not enough, that they will never bring you to the desired place. We have to realize that all our best is totally inadequate, that a spiritual battle must be fought in a spiritual manner.”
“History is nothing but assisted and recorded memory.”

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