Elizabeth Willing Powel Quotes & Sayings

Athenaeum, or Jonathan Edwards at thirteen entering Yale College, and while yet of a tender age shining in the horizon of American literature; while the same age finds H. W. Longfellow writing for the Portland Gazette. At fourteen John Quincy Adams was private secretary to Francis H. Dana, American Minister to Russia; at fifteen Benjamin Franklin was writing for the New England Courant, and at an early age became a noted journalist. Benjamin West at sixteen had painted "The Death of Socrates," at seventeen George Bancroft had won a degree in history, Washington Irving had gained — Charles Stewart Given

I said it's all good and it's all in fun
Now get in the pit and try to love someone — Kid Rock

Intellect is stronger than cannon. — Theodore Parker

Preemption is a kind of pre-deterrence that stops the threat at an earlier, safer stage. — Charles Krauthammer

Where are the coconut trees bowing allegiance to the wind, the wide open spaces, the verdant green fields? — Renita D'Silva

To be loved without a shred of any reserve is a necessity for me. — Arnold Bennett

We need to spend more money to insure that our troops are properly equipped. — Brian Higgins

There is one advantage to realizing that you're never going to get it right: you do begin to stop expecting everyone else to get it right too, which makes for less frustration when other people turn out to be just as human as you are. — Jeff Wilson

Life is about moving, it's about change. And when things stop doing that they're dead. — Twyla Tharp

I loved going to the library. It was the first time I ever saw Black newspapers and magazines like JET, Ebony, the Baltimore Afro-American, or the Chicago Defender. And I'll never forget my librarian. — John Lewis

The trouble with hope is that it only pays off when there's some sense in back of it. — Thomas Adcock

Are there many Tims in America? I don't know if I can think of many American Tims. — Martin Freeman