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“You’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t”

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by Quotes from the Past
Eleanor Roosevelt

One of Eleanor Roosevelt’s most famous quotes reveals her determination in the face of adversity: “Do what you feel in your heart …

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Famous quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt and a brief biography

July 17, 2022February 10, 2021 by Quotes from the Past
Eleanor Roosevelt

Born on 11th October 1884, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving first lady of the United States of America. She is remembered …

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Imagine seven million people all wanting to live together

April 10, 2021August 22, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
Crocodile Dundee Quote

In his 1986, film sensation, Crocodile Dundee, Paul Hogan who played the eponymous character said: “That’s incredible. Imagine seven million people all …

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Orson Welles’ ‘Third Man’ cuckoo clock quote howler

April 10, 2021August 20, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
Orson Welles Quote Card

In the 1949 film noir classic, The Third Man, Orson Welles as Harry Lime said: “Holly, I’d like to cut you in, …

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Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?

April 10, 2021August 15, 2020 by Marika

Barrymore, often described as a ‘theatrical genius’, was a profligate spender –  a serious problem because he endured extended periods of unemployment …

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John Adams was pessimistic about the survival of democracy

April 10, 2021July 14, 2020 by Marika

“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit …

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Lincoln: the only president without a religion

May 5, 2021May 22, 2017 by Marika

It is ironic that the man widely regarded as the most saintly of US presidents never joined a Christian church – a …

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A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. ~ George S. Patton

January 26, 2025February 24, 2017 by Marika

Patton actually said: “A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” The quote had military application. However, …

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