John Quotes
Then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.
With thee goes Thy husband, him to follow thou art bound; Where he abides, think there thy native soil.
My favorite was going as a boxer when I was 9 years old and wearing my dad's boxing gear.
Compulsory sports for those who by temperament or physique do not qualify may be a disaster. . . . The repercussions may be extreme . . . and they may be very long-lasting, even throughout adulthood.
The financial history of the Baltimore and Ohio since the close of the nineteenth century is interesting chiefly in connection with changes in the control of the property
In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government
When the scheme for the construction of a railroad from Baltimore to the waters of the Ohio River first began to take form, the United States had barely emerged from the Revolutionary period
Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains.
Consequently many large railroad systems of heavy capitalization bid fair to run into difficulties on the first serious falling off in general business
With the reorganization of 1898 finished, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered a new period in its history.
The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California
If you cannot say what you have to say in twenty minutes, you should go away and write a book about it.
The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.
The means prepare the end, and the end is what the means have made of it.
The political spirit is the great force in throwing the love of truth and accurate reasoning into a secondary place.
The point at which beliefs meet may be more significant, more useful to contemplate, than their sources.
Northern Ireland were in white, which was quite appropriate because three inches of snow had to be cleared from the pitch before kick off
Emotions are the color of life; we would be drab creatures indeed without them. But we must control these emotions or they will control us.
Fear; if allowed free rein, would reduce all of us to trembling shadows of men, for whom only death could bring release
There are only two stimulants to ones best efforts: the fear of punishment, and the hope of reward.
I had a lot of fun in those days. It was a great experience being in the Eastern Hockey League for the simple reason that you did not have a staff.
The most distinctive, and perhaps the most impressive, characteristic of American scenery is its wilderness.
One day's exposure to mountains is better than cartloads of books. See how willingly Nature poses herself upon photographers' plates. No earthly chemicals are so sensitive as those of the human soul.
A lifetime is so little a time that we die before we get ready to live. I should like to study at a college, but then I have to say to myself: "You will die before you can do anything else".
In every country the mountains are fountains, not only of rivers but of men. Therefore we all are born mountaineers, the offspring of rock and sunshine.