Common Quotes

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If successful people have one common trait, it's an utter lack of cynicism. The world owes them nothing. They go out and find what they… — Unknown Author
Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this Nation, and it can also be the standard around which we rally. On… — Jimmy Carter
When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends. — Wayne Newton
This is American leadership at its best. We stand with people who fight for their own freedom, and we rally other nations on behalf of… — Barack Obama
The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our democracy. — William O. Douglas
A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something… — H. L. Mencken
Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind you have failed. — Unknown Author
The cause of freedom is identified with the destinies of humanity, and in whatever part of the world it gains ground by and by, it… — Lajos Kossuth
The King saw them with no common satisfaction, expressing his desire in no particular to have yt Stellar fish engraven and printed. We wish very… — Unknown Author
The fear of meeting the opposition of envy, or the illiberality of ignorance is, no doubt, the frequent cause of preventing many ingenious men from… — Robert Fulton
To most ... of us, Russia was as mysterious and remote as the other side of the moon and not much more productive when it… — Herbert York
Nothing is more common on earth than to deceive and be deceived. — Johann Gottfried Seume
Messengers and mountain bikers share a common chromosome. — Unknown Author
Bullshit is unavoidable when circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about. Thus, the production of bullshit is stimulated whenever a… — Harry Frankfurt
Horses in the Book of Mormon would be another. You have relatively few mentions of horses, but there are some, and we don't know exactly… — Daniel C. Peterson
To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are… — Giorgio de Chirico
Because desperation breeds gullibility. People want to lose weight so much that their common sense shuts off. — David L. Katz
Nothing is so common as unsuccessful men with talent. They lack only determination. — Charles R. Swindoll
Funny business, a woman's career: the things you drop on the way up the ladder so you can move faster. You forget you'll need them… — Joseph L. Mankiewicz
We should distinguish at this point between "government" and "state" ... A government is the consensual organization by which we adjudicate disputes, defend our rights,… — David Boaz

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