Olive Branch Petition Quotes & Sayings

After Dickinson and Adams had it out over the Olive Branch Petition, Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, that he and Dickinson "are not to be on speaking terms." How sad is it that this tiff sort of cheers me up? If two of the most distinguished, dedicated, and thoughtful public servants in the history of this republic could not find a way to agree to disagree, how can we expect the current crop of congressional blockheads to get along? — Sarah Vowell

The finest wits have their sediment. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poverty and hardship are created by false thinking. — Bodhidharma

Now, I talk to athletes who answer questions with a 'yeah'. I realize I used to do that. Or they answer very quickly and you stand there trying to come up with another question to ask. I've seen both sides and it's been very educational. — Evelyn Ashford

Those who have accomplished great things in the world have been, as a rule, bold, aggressive, and self-confident. They dared to step out from the crowd and act in an original way. They were not afraid to be generals. — Orison Swett Marden

Everybody needs a witch, but sometimes they just don't know it. — Terry Pratchett

So many of us suffer because we are trying to live the life we once had or the life we wish for. Life is much sweeter when we live the life we have — Daniel Gottlieb

Obama did organize a great large number of people and many enthusiastic people, what's called in the press 'Obama's Army.' But the army is supposed to take instructions, not to implement, to introduce, develop programs and call on its own candidate to implement them. That's critical. — Noam Chomsky