"I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men, whose superiors it is our happiness to believe are not found on the executive calendar of any country."

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Source : Martin Van Buren (1969). “Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862: chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”

Martin Van Buren

#Country Quotes #Believe Quotes #Men Quotes

“I've been through a lot of stuff.”
“We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count”
“When I was a boy, I thought myself a man. Now that I am a man, I find myself a boy.”

Source : Thomas Young (2003). “Thomas Young's Life and Works: Life of Thomas Young”
“The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.”

Source : Orlick, Terry (2015). “In Pursuit of Excellence 5th Edition”, p.26, Human Kinetics
“I believe all women know in their heart of hearts that they truly are divine and magical, even if they've temporarily forgotten.”
“I was still closeted, but from the day I decided to run for office, knowing that I was gay, I decided that I would, of course, still be closeted but that I would work very hard for gay rights. It would be totally dishonorable, being gay, not to do that. So I had that as kind of a secondary agenda.”
“It's easy to listen to what you are taught. But it's difficult to find what you have within yourself and master it as yor own.”
“Somewhere fate laughs in her far-off country, because now I am the human and it is Grace I will lose again and again, immer wieder, always the same, every winter, losing more of her each year, unless I find a cure.”

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