John J. McCloy quotes

John J. McCloy quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.”
-- John J. McCloy

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“It seems that it is only in the United States that an almost masochistic attack on the position of its own oil companies exists.”
-- John J. McCloy

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“Boys go to Washington to be somebody...men go to do something.”
-- John J. McCloy

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“I found you could raise your voice and talk out loud in the world.”
-- John J. McCloy

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“rejected both the appropriateness of an apology and of monetary redress.”
-- John J. McCloy

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“When I write I have no loyalty except to historical truth as I see it and care no more about British achievements and mistakes than any other.”
“When you have success on the field, you're more popular and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say. You're still going to make mistakes from time to time, but you represent an even greater population and people are that much more looking for you to be in the wrong place at the wrong time or fall down or say something really stupid that's going to get you in trouble.”

Source : Source: www.usatoday.com
“Michael Jackson has an anti-Semitic streak, and hasn't learned from his past mistakes. It seems every time he has a problem in his life, he blames it on Jews.”

Source : "Jackson Told To Apologize for "Anti-Semitic Rant" by wenn.com, November 25, 2005.
“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.”

Source : Martin D. Tullai, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “Speaking of Abraham Lincoln”
“Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.”
“The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2012). “Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection”, p.48, Simon and Schuster
“I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve.”

Source : "Drop Dead Healthy" by A.J. Jacobs, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 13, 2012.
“If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they'd get along OK, but they'd both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and saying to themselves, â€œThat guy is kinda delusional.â€”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.7, Simon and Schuster
“Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed.”

Source : A. R. Ammons (1996). “Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues”, Univ of Michigan Pr
“The guys who stick around are the smartest guys and the guys who are the most self-driven. You have to have drive. The coaches can only take you so far. You have to want to learn and work.”

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