“America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain. It's 'winner take nothing' that is the great truth of our country or of any country. Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. Our fate is to become one, and yet many - This in not prophecy, but description.”
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Optimistic Quotes — page 94 of 204
“I believe, sir, in all the progress. Air navigation is the result of the oceanic navigation: from water the human has to pass in the air. Everywhere where creation will be breathable to him, the human will penetrate into the creation. Our only limit is life.”
“We don’t just live in a celebrity take-down culture; we live in a take-down culture. People will find anything about you and twist it to where it’s weird or wrong or annoying or strange or bad. You have to live your life not only in spite of people who don’t understand you - you have to have more fun than they do.”
“My dad is adorably optimistic, positive, pie-in-the-sky. He thinks every new song I write is my best. He sells T-shirts at my merchandise stands and hands out guitar picks to fans.”
“Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being?”
“Men and women are different, but if women are good enough to run homes and raise children, then their influence ought to be good for politics.”
“It is important that the United States move with all deliberate speed to develop and get into usage alternative fuels that will allow us to end our dependence on foreign oil.”
“Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it.”
“Whatever it is, handle it so that your children's children will get the benefit of it.”
“We want men who will fix their eyes on the stars, but who will not forget that their feet must walk on the ground.”
“Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the great world powers? No! The young giant of the West stands on a continent and clasps the crest of an ocean in either hand. Our nation, glorious in youth and strength, looks into the future with eager eyes and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.”
“Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. We are prone to speak of the resources of this country as inexhaustible; this is not so.”
“Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself.”
“In life, you may face hard times. But in the face of adversity, always seek to remain positive. What we think, will eventually become our life. And if you think positive, you will have a positive life.”
“A person either creates or destroys. There is no neutrality.”
“You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.”
“Religion is the mortar that binds society together; the granite pedestal of liberty; the strong backbone of the social system.”
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be ... The People cannot be safe without information. When the press is free, and every man is able to read, all is safe.”
“All men are created equal.”
“Ensuring fairness in the American workplace should be a cornerstone of our economic policy.”