Grand Canyon Theodore Roosevelt Quotes & Sayings

A human group transforms itself into a crowd when it suddenly responds to a suggestion rather than to reasoning, to an image rather than to an idea, to an affirmation rather than to proof, to the repetition of a phrase rather than to arguments, to prestige rather than to competence. — Jean Francois Revel

Gideon could not imagine any other young unmarried woman of his acquaintance passing up the opportunity to snare, if not himself, then the Carradice fortune. In any case, the number of women who'd rejected him in any way was gratifyingly small. Yet Miss Prudence Merridew had most unmistakably rejected him. Several times. Wielding that damned lethal reticule like a little Amazon, to emphasize her point. — Anne Gracie

He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and every body hoped that he would never come there again. — Jane Austen

There are many paths to victory; choose the shortest one! There are many paths to defeat; choose the longest one! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from. — Eddie Izzard

In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world. I want to ask you to keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. I hope you will not have a building of any kind, not a summer cottage, a hotel or anything else, to mar the wonderful grandeur, the sublimity, the great loneliness and beauty of the canyon. Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. — Theodore Roosevelt

Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is. Jean Anouilh, French dramatist and playwright — George Washington

Beauty is not out there; it is the reflection of your inner beauty. You carry it with you always. — Debasish Mridha

Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence. — Norman Podhoretz

There's some part of me, as an actor, that likes attention and validation, but on any given day, depending on the style and volume of it, it can be too much. — Matt McGorry

Because financially capable consumers ultimately contribute to a stable economic and financial system as well as improve their own financial situations, it's clear that the Federal Reserve has a significant stake in financial education. — Ben Bernanke

Politicians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, 'No.' — Douglas Brinkley