Who Quotes

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.

Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies.

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.

I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?

I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.

A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world.

A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men - and people in general.

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.

One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.

To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public.

It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used.