John Quotes

He who has no inclination to learn more will be very apt to think that he knows enough.

Pain is a teacher from whom we can learn much.

What are the "ifs" and "buts" that limit my enjoyment of life?

Old cranks have practiced all their lives, just as old saints have likewise practiced all their lives. They just practiced different life principles.

Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites.

There's the whole myth about rocket science. It's really not that hard. It's not brain surgery.

What we (U.S.) have done, is undertaken diplomacy through public assertions that tend to alienate everyone.

Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times.

I can tell you I'm pretty middle-class.

Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans.

This was released I think in February and so it is a great deal of fuss being made, it hasn't in fact been given public release, it was released in February.

When I see that man on the telly - 'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?' No! I'm definitely not! I find most of it quite offensive!

We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.

In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy.

I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by car. It is a tall order but I want you to hold me to it.

There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.

The only break I ever took was to eat. That's all I did. Work, and then quickly eat something. It became my main pleasure, having access to my comfort food.

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust

My department is not too big for one man, because I'm Superman.

He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook]

Size of industry, concentration of market, or production notwithstanding, the consumer is best served when the businessman is completely free to pursue his profit goals.

Being the richest man on a sinking ship is a bitter victory

Governments steal from citizens through taxes and through the subterfuge of monetizing their own IOUs.

Monopoly power is an illusion in any system in which free competition is allowed.

Peace and prosperity are inversely proportional to the level of taxation.

The consumer gets the best deal when the product is cheapest, and the product is cheapest when people can freely compete in the market place.

...human beings always have and always will seek havens where we are free to be productive and to keep the property we create.

Only in situations where competition is illegal will competition not act naturally to bring the best product at the lowest price to the consumer.

It seems strange to make a priori arguments about the relative performance of governments and the markets in health care when there is so much empirical evidence.

A stranger would think that the people of the United States had no other occupation than electioneering.

This mode of electioneering suited neither my taste nor my principles. I thought it equally unsuitable to my personal character and to the station in which I am placed.

The mere title of lawyer is sufficient to deprive a man of the public confidence. ... The most innocent and irreproachable life cannot guard a lawyer against the hatred of his fellow citizens.

There is nothing so deep and nothing so shallow which political enmity will not turn to account.

Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been found to fail.

The conflict between the principle of liberty and the fact of slavery is coming gradually to an issue. Slavery has now the power, and falls into convulsions at the approach of freedom.

I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.

The great problem of legislation is, so to organize the civil government of a community... that in the operation of human institutions upon social action, self-love and social may be made the same.

Premature development of the powers of both mind and body leads to an early grave.

We need to understand what we're saying matters.

Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

We need to have a commander-in-chief who knows what she is doing.

None of us wants any more war.

It's not possible to put into words the sense of loss and grief that comes to a family that loses one of their children.

The best thing I ever did was give my family everything I could.

One would think that if you're anonymous, you'd do anything you want, but groups have their own sense of community and what we can do.

We dont see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and its a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.

There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.

I can't spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home. I've got to focus on the mission.

When time marches on, it steps on your nose and tail, and leaves boot prints down your back.