Should Quotes

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

One should eat to live, not live to eat.

I really believe that all CEO pay should be voted on by shareholders ahead of time. Mine was.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up!

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.

I will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and dignity they have earned.

I've got volumes on how not to behave. I've got more information now than a guy should have at my age.

I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with.

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.

Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.

Maybe I should drive a hybrid. I do have a shirt that says, 'Go Green.'

A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

Actors should never give interviews.