“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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There can be no equality or opportunity
“There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not shielded in their lives from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they cannot alter, control, or singly cope with.”
— Woodrow Wilson
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The man who makes everything that leads
“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”
— Plato
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The problems of the world cannot possibly
“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.”
— John F. Kennedy
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If one could be friendly with women,
“If one could be friendly with women, what a pleasure – the relationship so secret and private compared with relations with men. Why not write about it truthfully?”
— Virginia Woolf
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Wise men make more opportunities than they
“Wise men make more opportunities than they find.”
— Francis Bacon
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False happiness renders men stern and proud,
“False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism
“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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Power does not corrupt men; fools, however,
“Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Capitalism is the astounding belief that the
“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”
— John Maynard Keynes
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Few things are impracticable in themselves; and
“Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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