Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities … - John Quincy Adams

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When people conclude that all is futile, then the absurd becomes the norm.

John Quincy Adams

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

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Find a mission that you can give yourself over to and then spend your days moving that mission forward. Man is made so that when anything fires his soul the impossibilities vanish. The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.

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. . . he [Muhammad] declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind. . . The precept of the Koran is, perpetual war against all who deny, that Mahomet is the prophet of God.

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I have to study politics and war so that my sons can study mathematics, commerce and agriculture, so their sons can study poetry, painting and music.

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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

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