If we are to survive, we must

“If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.”

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Category: courage
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I respect the president. He and I

“I respect the president. He and I have a difference of opinion on how to help the country we both love. But the question each of us wants the voters to answer is who will be the better president, not who is the better American.”

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Author: Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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We learned to be patient observers like

“We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit.”

— Tom Brown, Jr.

Author: Tom Brown, Jr.
Category: courage
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