John Stevens Cabot Abbott quotes

“Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined.”
-- John Stevens Cabot Abbott

Source : John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1833). “The mother at home: or, The principles of maternal duty familiarly illustrated”, p.159

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“Christopher Carson, whose renown as Kit Carson has reached almost every ear in the country was born in Madison county, Kentucky, on the 24th of December, 1809.”
-- John Stevens Cabot Abbott

Source : John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1873). “Christopher Carson: Familiarly Known as Kit Carson”, p.9

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“He who loathes war, and will do everything in his power to avert it, but who will, in the last extremity, encounter its perils, from love of country and of home--who is willing to sacrifice himself and all that is dear to him in life, to promote the well-being of his fellow-man, will ever receive a worthy homage.”
-- John Stevens Cabot Abbott

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“If war has its chivalry and its pageantry, it has also its hideousness and its demoniac woe. Bullets respect not beauty. They tear out the eye, and shatter the jaw, and rend the cheek.”
-- John Stevens Cabot Abbott

Source : John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1855). “The History of Napoleon Bonaparte”, p.326

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“War is science of destruction.”
-- John Stevens Cabot Abbott

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“Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in harmony with her times. She's pretty stiff competition for the plain young matron who's overweight and under-financed. If there is going to be friction in this relationship, it could start from envy and resentment in the younger woman. But Father Time is on her side, even if Mother Nature played her a dirty trick”

“Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.275, Simon and Schuster

“An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have an opportunity, and maybe even an obligation, to maintain [our] humanity and tell some amazing stories.”

“All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.”

Source : "An Open Letter to the State of Alabama" by Adam McKay, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 10, 2010.

“One of the biggest mistakes companies make is brute force lead generation - "give me more leads!" -when they don't understand that not all leads are the same.”

“We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.”

“A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.”

“I’m doing pretty well. If you don’t get married, you can’t get divorced. Why couldn’t we learn from the devastatingly low percentage of successful marriages that our last generation went through?”

“Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.”