Folkss Quotes & Sayings

Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them. — Woodrow Wilson

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character. — Norman Schwarzkopf

My mom says I have to be more positive, and I say life has to be more positive too or it's just not going to work. — Jane Wagner

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs. — Carol Moseley Braun

Your grandmother used to say that you were two souls separated in heaven. She mainly meant you were both trouble and deserved each other. — Kristen Ashley

Being overly identified with [a certain period of time] becomes a noose around your neck, and people don't want you to grow up, they don't want you to change, they don't want you to evolve. — Billy Corgan

I don't want a man who stands in front of me, because all I see is his back. I don't want a man to stand behind me, because I'd have to dwell on the past just to see his face. I want a man that stands beside me. An equal that holds my hand through whatever mountains and oceans we may cross. Someone who I can trust. I just want your love. — Jennifer Megan Varnadore

What is the best way to go beyond self-interest and obsession
with personal demands, needs and disappointments?
The answer is: Whatever you do, may it benefit everyone. — Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

Battles are won by men. Wars are won by strategists. — Michael Scott

She never knew that Mr. Laurence opened his study door to hear the old-fashioned airs he liked. She never saw Laurie mount guard in the hall to warn the servants away. She never suspected that the exercise books and new songs which she found in the rack were put there for her special benefit, and when he talked to her about music at home she only thought how kind he was to tell things that helped her so much. So she enjoyed herself heartily, and found, what isn't always the case, that her granted wish was all she had hoped. Perhaps it was because she was so grateful for this blessing that a greater was given her. At any rate she deserved both. — Louisa May Alcott