"It is quite possible that someone is insane……" — Davy Crockett
"It is quite possible that someone is insane and they think they have a chance. Not insane in the clinical sense, but they may have such a strong political ambition that they blind themselves to reality."
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Davy Crockett
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35 Quotes by Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett has 35 quotes on this site.
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Be sure you are right, then go ahead.
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You can all go to heck; I will go to Texas
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I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is the garden spot of the world. The…
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Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was…
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I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade…
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If I could rest anywhere, it would be in Arkansas, where the men are of the real half-horse, half-alligator breed…
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Congress allows lemonade to the members and has it charged under the head of stationery-I move also that whiskey be…
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The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall.
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I would rather be beaten and be a man than to be elected and be a little puppy dog. I…
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I want people to be able to get what they need to live: enough food, a place to live, and…
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Although our great man at the head of the nation, has changed his course, I will not change mine.
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A bulger of a place it is. The number of the ships beat me all hollow, and looked for all…
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A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for…
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
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