Closing Time

Monday, June 7, 2010

American Quotes

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jefferson
A promise is not a guarantee, but it should be.

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user - Theodore Roosevelt

An honest answer can get you into a lot of trouble.

Buying quality service is like buying oats. If you want good, clean, quality oats you have to pay a fair price. If, however, you are satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse .... well, they are a little cheaper."

Chicken Little only has to be right once.

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.

Don't lie, cheat or steal unnecessarily.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality - Henry Beecher

For death begins with life's first breath And life begins at touch of death - John Oxenham

Get there first, with the most. General Nathan Bedford Forrest

History is written by the winner.

I may occasionally kill out of anger; or to illustrate a point, but I'm no Grim Reaper! - Homer Simpson

If it is worth fighting for, it is worth fighting dirty for.

If you can't counter the argument, leave the meeting.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

It is much easier to negotiate surrender when you have superior firepower. General George Patton

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Look at our president.

Never underestmate the power of an unsigned memo.

No man is a leader until his appointment is ratified in the hearts and minds of his men

No, is an interim response

Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny - Henry Hancock

Show me your friends and i will tell you your future.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves - Leon Trotsky


The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant.

The oldest leadership principle - and most important in existence is - Lead from the front.

The truth is variable.

There is no such thing as a final decision.

Things may come to those who wait…but only the things left by those who hustle.” - Abraham Lincoln

What seperates winners from losers? The score.

When seconds count, the police are minutes away. You can make a difference.

Who you choose to be around you, is the definition of who you are. Me.

You can drink a shy girl to crazy, you can drink a good girl to sin, you can drink an ugly woman pretty, but you can't drink a fat girl thin.

You can't kill a bad idea.

You've got to have integrity to be an effective leader. That's what it all stems from. -Don Shula







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