What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.
I would rather be an opportunist and float than go to the bottom with my principles around my neck.
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Stanley Baldwin
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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Francis Bacon
Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment – that which they cannot anticipate.
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Sun Tzu
We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many.
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Francine Rivers
You can be saved without suffering, but you cannot be sanctified without suffering. That doesn't mean you seek it out, but it does mean you see it for what it is. It's an opportunity to glorify God.
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Mark Batterson
More Quotes By Ben Nelson
We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.
I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge.
We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot...
What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.
