“I have been urged by the earnest pleas of thousands of people to enter this race. Therefore, I hereby declare my candidacy for Mayor of Chicago.”
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Optimistic Quotes — page 64 of 204
“Our continent must be allowed to do its own things, charting its course and destiny.”
“Everything that happens, happens as it should.”
“We've got to protect the music and make sure it never gets exploited.”
“Test of Metal: Will of Iron, Nerves of Steel, Heart of Gold, Balls of Brass.”
“Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.”
“Your success and happiness lie in you. External conditions are the accidents of life, its outer trappings.”
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”
“I recognize the Republican Party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety.”
“The dissolution of society bids fair to become the termination of a career of which property is the end and aim, because such a career contains the elements of self-destruction. Democracy in government, brotherhood in society, equality in rights and privileges, and universal education, foreshadow the next higher plane of society to which experience, intelligence and knowledge are steadily tending.”
“The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the very act. Go.”
“If you buy the why, the how is infinitely bearable”
“A tyrst with destiny - A the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awaken to life and Freedom”
“All values must be won by contest, and after they have been won, they must be defended.”
“Money gives me just one big thing that's really important, and that's the freedom of not having to worry about money.”
“The people will always attempt to find the positive aspects of all circumstances, which, in themselves, are not susceptible to danger.”
“Near the top of the market, investors are extraordinarily optimistic because they've seen mostly higher prices for a year or two. The sell-offs witnessed during that span were usually brief. Even when they were severe, the market bounced back quickly and always rose to loftier levels. At the top, optimism is king, speculation is running wild, stocks carry high price/earnings ratios, and liquidity has evaporated. A small rise in interest rates can easily be the catalyst for triggering a bear market at that point.”
“Of course! The path to heaven doesn't lie down in flat miles. It's in the imagination with which you perceive this world, and the gestures with which you honor it.”
“Freedom to speak and write about public questions is as important to the life of our government as is the heart to the human body. In fact, this privilege is the heart of our government. If that heart be weakened, the result is debilitation; if it be stilled, the result is death.”
“There’s a lot of things wrong with this country, but one of the few things still right with it is that a man can steer clear of the organized bullshit if he really wants to. It’s a goddamned luxury, and if I were you, I’d take advantage of it while you can.”