To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we cannot create a redwood forest, a wild river, or a gleaming seashore.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONPeace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
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Ambition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to better things in the future. Restless, energetic, purposeful, it is ambition that makes of the creature a real man.
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If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye and she has it in the center of her forehead, don’t keep her in the living room.
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The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources–because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.
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But if future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than with sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as God really made it, not just as it looked when we got through with it.
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The noblest search is the search for excellence.
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Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen.
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It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention.
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Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present.
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We believe, that is, you and I, that education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.
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If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.
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Hug your friends tight, but your enemies tighter hug ‘em so tight they can’t wiggle.
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In the Great Society, work shall be an outlet for mans interests and desires. Each individual shall have full opportunity to use his capacities in employment which satisfies personally and contributes generally to the quality of the Nations life.
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The Russians feared Ike. They didn’t fear me.
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A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations.
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…International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free exchange and full collaboration…The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which grows only when it is shared.
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