Because Quotes

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

I call everyone 'Darling' because I can't remember their names.

I like to be judged by my family and friends because they know me.

If people say something rude or off-color, you have to take it with a grain of salt, because they don't know you.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

Urdu can not die out because it has very strong roots in Persia. The language itself is not only just the language of the Muslims, but it's also the language of the Hindus.

There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all - it'll be ten o'clock and they'll tell you it's nine. You're looking at the clock and you can't even fathom why they're lying. They just lie because that's what they do.

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never know about.

In all fields of creativity you see the result of work that has become habit. Where the creative impulse has become flaccid or has died out altogether, and yet because it is our work and our life we continue to do it.

When you choose not to take action on something because you realize you have no control, this is letting go.

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.

Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.

I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my life because of something someone might say.

Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality.

I rarely believe anything, because at the time of believing I am not really there to believe.

Never give up and don't ask why because every situation does not need an answer. I'm a firm believer that I don't worry about anything I can't control.

I want you to take away the hope because that's the thing that's killing me.

You know I love pot, and I love beer, but I am totally sober, just because it completely stopped working for me.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.

And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government.