Selected Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

Posted on January 7, 2017 by JF

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

It isn’t sufficient just to want – you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.

To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift.

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Quotes of George Bernard Shaw (1).

Posted on February 18, 2015 by JF

I believe that quotes of George Bernard Shaw must be understood and remembered by everyone. That’s why I reblog this old post.

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

I know that bloggers are élite.

It is obvious that all of you know that George Bernard Shaw was a great man.

But it is quite possible that you know only about one or two of his life’s activities and achievements.

So I recommend you to read an article about George Bernard Shaw HERE.

I love many of his famous quotes. Below are several of them that are as valid today as they were valid during his life.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
The power of accurate observation is commonly called…

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3 quotes of M. Zhvanetskyi

Posted on October 22, 2014 by JF

DARK PAST + BRIGHT FUTURE = GRAY PRESENT

OPTIMIST IS A PERSON WHO DOES NOT WASH DISHES IN THE EVENING HOPING THAT IT WILL BE PLEASURABLE TO DO IT IN THE MORNING

DEMOCRACY WITH ELEMENTS OF DICTATORSHIP IS LIKE CONSTIPATION WITH ELEMENTS OF DIARRHEA

Selected Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

Posted on October 12, 2014 by JF

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

It isn’t sufficient just to want – you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.

To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift.