John Nance Garner quotes
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“How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact that there are no easy victories? One is a tough-minded recognition that the fight for a better world is a long one.”
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“The Vice Presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit.”
-- John Nance GarnerSource : In O. C. Fisher 'Cactus Jack' (1978) ch. 11
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“I have always done what I thought was best for my country, never varying unless I was advised that two-thirds of the Democrats were for a bill and then I voted for it.”
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“The vice-presidency isnt worth a bucket of warm piss,”
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“Vice president: A spare tire on the automobile of government.”
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“You have to do a little bragging on yourself even to your relatives-man doesn't get anywhere without advertising.”
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“Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice-President of the United States. Should have stuck?as Speaker of the House? Gave up the second most important job in Government foreight long years as Roosevelt's spare tire.”
-- John Nance GarnerSource : 1963 In the Saturday Evening Post, 2 Nov.
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“The single biggest time waster in the world is not completing what you start.”
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“The trouble today is that we have too many laws.”
-- John Nance Garner
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“Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.”
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Source : A. A. Gill (2008). “Paper view: the best of the Sunday Times television reviews”, Orion Pub Co
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Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.96, Penguin
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