Edward Bates quotes

Edward Bates quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Ambition is a passion, at once strong and insidious, and is very apt to cheat a man out of his happiness and his true respectability of character”
-- Edward Bates

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“I long for the days of good honest crooks.”
-- Edward Bates

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“I get to keep you,â€ he said, staring at me with an intensity that made me shiver. â€œKeep me?â€ I asked, reaching up to kiss his chin and trail kisses down his perfect neck. â€œNot here. I canâ€™t take much more, Pagan. Iâ€™m only so strong,â€ he said in a husky voice as he pulled me against his chest. â€œYouâ€™re mine now. While you walk the Earth you belong to me. Nothing can hurt you.â€ I heard a touch of humor in his voice. â€œItâ€™s pretty impossible to hurt what Death protects.”
“Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be. It will help you in times of distress and hardships, in battles and in war and peace.”

Source : Abd al-Karim Qasim's historical extempore speech at the Reserve Officers' College, 1959.
“Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope it is a short war ... with minimum casualties.”

Source : "Powell backs post-Djindjic reforms", www.cnn.com. April 2, 2003.
“Shun fear, it is the ague of the soul! a passion man created for himself--for sure that cramp of nature could not dwell in the warm realms of glory.”
“Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.”
“When a passion is not realized ... it fades away, or becomes ideal worship--Dante--Petrarch--that sort of thing!”
“It is the rare architect who does not hope in his heart to design a great building and for whom the quest is not a quiet, consuming passion.”
“Every man has his secret desire, I suppose, and mine is someday to own a farm.”
“It's all about how can you take care of yourself when furthering your life's goals and ambitions, and purpose and whatever you choose - family, career - to maintain a really balanced, whole, healthy outlook.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Put aside ambition for public recognition, and simply do what you do because it feels good inside.”

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