Intellectual Poetry

“The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust government statements.  I had no idea until then.”  ~ J. William Fulbright

#Dwight D. Eisenhower #state  #Freedom #nannystate #tryanny 

"The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing." ~John Adams

“To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.” ~Sugar Ray Robinson

“Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.” ~ Clara Barton

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy. ~Joe Louis

“Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”  ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity.” ~ Henry Clay

” Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. “ ~ William Wordsworth 

~ Billie Holiday

“Riddle me this . . .”  ~ Frank Gorshin as “The Riddler”

“Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.”  ~ Gregory Peck

“Character, not circumstances, makes the man.” ~ Booker T. Washington

“Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.” ~  Bette Davis

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”~ Maya Angelou

“The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.” ~ Johann Sebastian Bach

(via GIPHY) I've decided if I don't go senile when I'm older, I'll just fake it.~ Anonymous