— Andrew Jackson"I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it."
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— Michelangelo"It is a profound truth that do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Michelle Obama"The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal."
— David Cameron"Taken as a whole, Europe's share of world output is projected to fall by almost a third in the next two decades. This is the competitiveness challenge - and much of our weakness in meeting it is self-inflicted. Complex rules restricting our labour markets are not some naturally occurring phenomenon."
— Aldous Huxley"To his dog, every man is Napoleon hence the constant popularity of dogs."
— Robert Frost"The only certain freedom's in departure."
— Anais Nin"I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman."
— Mitt Romney"We are a nation of immigrants. We are the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better."
— Drew Barrymore"I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me."
— Simone Weil"The future is made of the same stuff as the present."
— Dag Hammarskjold"Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible not to run away."
— Rachael Ray"I work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog some days because I'm just not here enough. I just feel like I would do a bad job if I took the time to literally give birth to a kid right now and try and juggle everything I'm doing."