Practical Quotations » Kin

George Washington

George Washington — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:23:52 +0000

Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances, for extraordinary emergencies.

George Washington

George Washington — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:11:08 +0000

A spirit of equal liberty appears fast to be gaining ground every where; which must afford satisfaction to every friend of mankind.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:16:29 +0000

It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:46:47 +0000

One mark of a great man is the power of making lasting impressions upon people he meets.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:42:54 +0000

Whenever you are to do a thing….ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.

King James Bible

King James Bible — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:56:48 +0000

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:18:52 +0000

I, Charles Carroll. . . . give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it, my body to the earth, hoping that through and by the merits, sufferings, and mediation of my only Savior and Jesus Christ, I may be admitted into the Kingdom prepared by God.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:46:07 +0000

Never since the foundation of the world have the prospects of mankind been more encouraging to that hope than they appear to be at the present time.