Inaugurations Quotes & Sayings

My musical heroes are people like Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie who wrote and sang real songs for real people; for everyone, old, young, and in between. — Tom Chapin

Fairy tales were stupid. And dangerous. — Melody Mayer

dance. She was so damned sexy. "Puleeze, do you really think I'm that — Charity Pineiro

The ideas for stories that thronged my brain would not let me rest till I had got rid of them by writing them. — W. Somerset Maugham

If you were to tell the thing down at the bottom of that pit it had napped through forty-two presidential inaugurations, eight British coronations, sixteen popes and three number ones by the Danish pop group, Aqua, it would have told you to stop talking nonsense and shut the fuck up. It had slept, somewhat peacefully, through Emmet's Insurrection, World War I and II, Vietnam, and even the Great War of Blur Vs. Oasis. — Adam Millard

For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the nation itself. Professional soldiers took upon themselves the job of defending national interests, and it was understood that the war affected only them; the country itself went on living and working. — Ferdinand Buisson

Roosevelt gazed around the library. A glint in his spectacles betrayed displeasure. Loeb came up inquiringly, and there was a whispered conversation in which the words newspapermen and sufficient room were audible. Hurrying outside, Loeb returned with two dozen delighted scribes. They proceeded to report the subsequent ceremony with a wealth of detail unmatched in the history of presidential inaugurations. — Edmund Morris

Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labor of love bordering on madness. — Steven Saylor

Never overlook wallflower at dance; may be dandelion in grass. — Confucius

I have plenty of investments that I wish I'd never made. But the model is to lose money on a lot of investments and then make 1,000X or 10,000X on an investment. — Sam Altman

I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events. — BeBe Winans

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks. — Ted Kulongoski

The path leading to stability is always opened to the sons of God — Sunday Adelaja

That dress does not fit you." Margaret laughed and tried to zip the dress up again, swearing when the zipper broke. — G.L. Tomas

There was such a thing as giving too much, after all — Justin Somper

There is an outdated belief that girls are not as good at science and math subjects as boys. But according to the report 'Generation STEM,' high school girls earn more math and science credits than boys do, and their GPAs, aggregated across math and science classes, are higher than boys'. — Padmasree Warrior

Where no hope is left, is left no fear. — John Milton

If only you knew what bliss I find in being nothing. — Rumi

This wasn't just an attack against the Boston Marathon ... It was an attack against the American public and our democratic use of the streets. We have used our public roadways for annual parades, protest marches, presidential inaugurations, marathons, and all manner of other events. The roads belong to us, and their use represents an important part of our free and democratic tradition. — Amby Burfoot

In China, inaugurations are frequent affairs, though they have nothing to do with presidents. A news cycle rarely passes without some fanfare over the inaugural ride on a new subway line or the inaugural trip across an unusually large bridge. — Evan Osnos