James P. Delgado quotes

James P. Delgado quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Above all we want people to remember that there are three values we bring to this country. Family, God and hard work.”
-- James P. Delgado

#God Quotes #Country Quotes #Hard Work Quotes

“In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.”
“God loves to help him who strives to help himself.”

Source : Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.419, Delphi Classics
“A country scratching a lazy irritation at sagging doorjambs and late trains, whose greatest attribute is a collective, smelly tolerance, where a chap will put up with almost everything, which means he won't care about anything enough to get out of a chair.A country of public insouciance and private, grubby guilt, where you can believe anything as long as you don't believe it too fervently. A country where the highest aspiration is for a quiet life.”
“I think in this country we're committed to developing plays, and many plays I've seen have been rewritten too much. The scenes are tight, the play ends at the right time, you know exactly what the scene is about, but it seems flat; you can almost see that too many hands have been on the play. The individual voice is gone.”
“Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.”
“When you take a tree that is rooted in the ground, and transfer it from one place to another, the tree will no longer bear fruit. And if it does, the fruit will not be as good as it was in its original place. This is a rule of nature. I think if I had left my country, I would be the same as the tree.”
“The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. ... There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you're appointed by the king, they don't feel that they're responsible for the people. If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work â€” because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.”
“If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.”
“Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.”
“The working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous...”

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