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Harry S Truman
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON Only after the last tree has been cut down,only after the last river has been poisoned,only after th... THE CREE PEOPLE The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a... JEANETTE CORON It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to h... RENEE AHDIEH Cease with the displays of false modesty. The entire palace knows about it." A feeling of warmt... RENEE AHDIEH Do you know why I adore roses?" Shahrzad untied the knot of his tikka sash with deliberate slowness.... RENEE AHDIEH Where were you?" Shahrzad tried to control the tremor in her voice. "Not where I should have b... RENEE AHDIEH As always. As ever. As a rose to the sun. RENEE AHDIEH The warm sound of her laughter stole through Khalid's skin, heating the coldest reaches of his soul. RENEE AHDIEH When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself. MANDY HALE She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO No matter how angry she was at him, she'd never deprive him of the change to see one of the ruins he... KASS MORGAN Look, my friends!' he called. 'Here's a pretty hobbit-skin to wrap an elven princeling in! If it wer... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Hail to you gods, on that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, without sin, wi... THE BOOK OF THE DEAD When a man takes one step toward God, God takes more steps toward that man than there are sands in t... THE WORK OF THE CHARIOT The young gentlemen who came calling seemed especially puzzling. They sat in their velvet shirts and... PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP Then there is the other secret. There isn't any symbolysm [sic]. The sea is the sea. The old man is ... ERNEST HEMINGWAY The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman. But the ... C. JOYBELL C. Forever is a long long time and time has a way of changing things WALT DISNEY COMPANY When we put LIVE backwards it spells EVIL, interesting how one word can have two totally opposing me... GARY F EVANS... I love you." she whispered into the rough wool of his sweater. L.J. SMITH And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three,... MONTY PYTHON I make mistakes. That's what I do. I speak without thinking, I act without knowing. I d... CANDACE BUSHNELL Today is about the now, the moment you live in, so do now what you want to do SOTONYE ANGA Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN The legislative job of the President is especially important to the people who have no special repre... HARRY S TRUMAN We pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although ambitions are well worth ha... L.M. MONTGOMERY She herself is a haunted house. She does not possess herself; her ancestors sometimes come and peer ... ANGELA CARTER The profound ability to use aural and written language has enabled our species to collectively explo... KATHERINE VUCICEVIC No, sweet one. See, my precious: if we has it, then we can escape, even from Him, eh? Perhaps we gro... J.R.R. TOLKIEN He said that academia reminded him of a badly run circus. The faculty members were like underfed ani... SUSAN HUBBARD Savor the moment. Set a goal that you value and plan the steps to of getting there in a way that you... TERENCE T. GORSKI We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed... JOHN H. GROBERG Then that's what the Northern Lights are. All the lives that we're not living. ADI ALSAID To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you r... MANDY HALE There is no worse discriminator than envy. No worse traitor than envy. Even those who are seemingly ... C. JOYBELL C. Percy was getting tired of water. If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Po... RICK RIORDAN She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING But that's always the way, isn't it? It's easy to be sensible for other people, but you can't always... ALEX SHEARER Violence?"Skulduggery said. "Violence is never the answer, until it's the only answer. DEREK LANDY And men said that the blood of the stars flowed in her veins C.S. LEWIS The Doctor: This is bad, I don't like this. [kicks console and yells in pain] Never use force, you j... STEVEN MOFFAT He remembered the time he had hooked one of a pair of marlin. The male fish always let the female fi... ERNEST HEMINGWAY Maybe the secret to happiness is simplicity. AMY HARMON With each word, he broke past every barrier, every wall. And Sharazad's will fought him, screamed a ... RENEE AHDIEH Khalid would break every bone in your body for what you've done. RENEE AHDIEH You are ridiculous, Khalid Ibn al-Rashid. I am just one girl. You are the Caliph of Khorasan, and yo... RENEE AHDIEH It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the ... RICK RIORDAN Life is short, and that's why, I don't test people; because we all fail tests sometimes, but that is... C. JOYBELL C. There is no such thing as objectivity. We are all just interpreting signals from the universe and tr... BONES THE DOCTOR IN THE PHOTO God is not impressed with what PRECEDES your name, but how you PROCEED in His Name." BJ NELSON When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that wo... RICK RIORDAN I smiled to myself, thinking of America, measuring her against the other girls. She was pretty, if a... KIERA CASS Don't tug your ear with anyone else. That's mine. KIERA CASS The real thing that keeps men and women apart, is fear. Women blame men and men blame women, but the... C. JOYBELL C. Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. Here is one fact 1 minute to finish the class, 1 day to die, one day behind that fact, one day in th... DEYTH BANGER Being present is being connected to All Things. S. KELLEY HARRELL, M. DIV. We still should have enough time to reach Rome.” Hazel scowled. “When you say should hav... RICK RIORDAN This is Buford,” Leo announced. “You name your furniture?” Frank asked. RICK RIORDAN He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly... RICK RIORDAN
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The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything. HARRY S TRUMAN If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. HARRY S TRUMAN When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. HARRY S TRUMAN The buck stops here! HARRY S TRUMAN Ive said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representativ... HARRY S TRUMAN People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo. HARRY S TRUMAN They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation.... HARRY S TRUMAN I got very well acquainted with Joe Stalin, and I like old Joe! He is a decent fellow. But Joe is a ... HARRY S TRUMAN The Buck Stops Here HARRY S TRUMAN Shortly after I was elected, in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-eight, I made up my mind that I would not... HARRY S TRUMAN Whenever the press quits abusing me I know Im in the wrong pew. I dont mind it because when they thr... 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Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don'... HARRY S TRUMAN You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don't believe in littl... HARRY S TRUMAN When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me. HARRY S. TRUMAN The Buck Stops Here. HARRY S. TRUMAN The White House is the finest prison in the world. HARRY S. TRUMAN I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We s... HARRY S TRUMAN This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come. HARRY S TRUMAN You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belie... HARRY S TRUMAN If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. HARRY S. TRUMAN I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell. HARRY S TRUMAN Nixon is a shifty-eyed goddamn liar....He's one of the few in the history of this country to run for... HARRY S TRUMAN Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society sta... HARRY S TRUMAN I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. HARRY S TRUMAN If you can't convince them, confuse them. HARRY S TRUMAN We can never tell what is in store for us. HARRY S TRUMAN How do you live a long life? "Take a two- mile walk every morning before breakfast." HARRY S. TRUMAN Whenever the press quits abusing me I know I'm in the wrong pew. I don't mind it because when they t... HARRY S TRUMAN I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell. HARRY S TRUMAN All the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing an... HARRY S TRUMAN It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. HARRY S TRUMAN I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell. HARRY S TRUMAN Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only on... HARRY S TRUMAN It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. HARRY S TRUMAN If you cannot convince them, confuse them. HARRY S TRUMAN I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't... HARRY S TRUMAN I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jac... HARRY S TRUMAN Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever ... HARRY S TRUMAN Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. HARRY S TRUMAN Conceit is God's gift to little men. HARRY S TRUMAN I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then adv... HARRY S TRUMAN If you want to get elected, shake hands with 25, 000 people between and November 7. HARRY S TRUMAN When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me. HARRY S TRUMAN It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn't matter who gets the credit. HARRY S TRUMAN carry the battle to them. HARRY S TRUMAN It sure is hell to be president. HARRY S TRUMAN Men make history and not the other way around. HARRY S TRUMAN I was the only calm one in the house. You see I've been shot at by experts. HARRY S TRUMAN Well, I wouldn't say I was in the 'great' class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be gre... HARRY S TRUMAN I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up HARRY S TRUMAN If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again. HARRY S TRUMAN It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time... HARRY S TRUMAN The best way to give advise to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to d... HARRY S TRUMAN Why, this fellow don't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday. HARRY S TRUMAN To me party platforms are contracts with the people HARRY S TRUMAN A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15... HARRY S TRUMAN We're going to be buried out here. I like the idea because I may just want to get up some day and st... HARRY S TRUMAN It is terrible-and I mean terrible-nuisance to be kin to the president of the United States. HARRY S TRUMAN This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor. This is the day when Fascism finally di... HARRY S TRUMAN When you've done the best you can, you can't do any better HARRY S TRUMAN The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members HARRY S TRUMAN Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustic... 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HARRY S TRUMAN Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registerin... HARRY S TRUMAN Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads. HARRY S TRUMAN You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook. HARRY S TRUMAN The White House is the finest prison in the world. HARRY S TRUMAN I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious futur... HARRY S TRUMAN To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches - not I. HARRY S TRUMAN You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don't believe in little pl... HARRY S TRUMAN The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remai... HARRY S TRUMAN Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Tita... HARRY S TRUMAN Do you know why they call it 'PMS'? Because 'Mad Cow Disease' was already taken. HARRY S TRUMAN Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film. HARRY S TRUMAN Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back HARRY S TRUMAN There Are Three Kinds of People - Those Who Can Count and Those Who Can't HARRY S TRUMAN I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure HARRY S TRUMAN The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will r... HARRY S TRUMAN Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both si... HARRY S TRUMAN The atom bomb was no ''great decision.'' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of rig... HARRY S TRUMAN Our conference in 1945 did much more than draft an international agreement among 50 nations. [We] se... HARRY S TRUMAN Don't hate yourself in the morning. Sleep till noon. HARRY S TRUMAN I'm not insensitive, I just don't care. HARRY S TRUMAN I have read your lousy review of Margaret's concert. I've come to the conclusion that you are an eig... HARRY S TRUMAN A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. HARRY S TRUMAN The 'C' students run the world. HARRY S TRUMAN When a leader is in the Democratic party he's a boss; when he's in the Republican party he's a leade... HARRY S TRUMAN My favorite animal is the mule. He has more horse sense than a horse. He knows when to stop eating -... HARRY S TRUMAN People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo HARRY S TRUMAN I have never met you but if I do, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and a s... HARRY S TRUMAN Whenever I make a bum decision, I go out and make another one HARRY S TRUMAN Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same tim... HARRY S TRUMAN Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it. HARRY S TRUMAN That precedent should continue-not by a Constitutional amendment but by custom based on the honor of... HARRY S TRUMAN Start slow and taper off. HARRY S TRUMAN America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and unbeatable determin... HARRY S TRUMAN I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representati... HARRY S TRUMAN If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog HARRY S TRUMAN Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day. HARRY S TRUMAN All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it HARRY S TRUMAN Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever a... HARRY S TRUMAN If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline. HARRY S TRUMAN I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't... HARRY S TRUMAN I don't want it torn down. I think it's the greatest monstrosity in America. HARRY S TRUMAN If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up a piano player in a ... HARRY S TRUMAN