Art Quote by John Steinbeck

In the 'era of colorblindness,' there's a nearly fanatical desire to cling to the myth that we, as a nation, have 'moved beyond' race.

— Michelle Alexander

A nation will not be moved by timid methods.

— Luis Palau

Knee-jerk liberals and all the certified saints of sanctified humanism are quick to condemn this great and much-maligned Transylvanian statesman.

— William F. Buckley, Jr

It is a melancholy experience for a professional mathematician to find himself writing about mathematics. The function of a mathematician is to do something,…

— G. H. Hardy

Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section, or for…

— Robert Toombs

The worst mistake that a statesman can make is to promise victory and to see it dashed, the hopes dashed.

— Winston Churchill

Every wild apple shrub excites our expectation thus, somewhat as every wild child. It is, perhaps, a prince in disguise. What a lesson to…

— Henry David Thoreau

The stuff that I have perhaps become known for that's based on fact, and English statesmen shouting at each other all the time, doesn't…

— Peter Morgan

A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors - to dislodge the worms.

— Ambrose Bierce

The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are 1. Security to possessors; 2.…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played a far larger part…

— Tony Benn

The mountain of history books under which we all stand leans so heavily in the other direction-so tremblingly respectful of states and statesmen and…

— Howard Zinn