I.B. George Quotes
Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and feeling of the American people more than any other style of folk music.
As long as you are still fighting in defense of your dignity and for your occupied land, all is well.
If I had taken my doctor's advice and quit smoking when he advised me to, I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral.
I've set my own rules to live by. The first one is: 'Never believe ANYthing the government says.'
My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
There are three ways that men get what they want: by planning, by working, and by praying.
There are only three ways by which any individual can get wealth — by work, by gift or by theft. And, clearly, the reason why the workers get so little is that the beggars and thieves get so much.
Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.
Anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising effectiveness. A genuinely unfashionable opinion is almost never given a fair hearing.
I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.
No gun is perfectly true. So the marksman, that he may hit the bull's-eye, points elsewhere.
Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
The moment for action has arrived, and I know that I can trust in you to save our country.
All models are approximations. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. However, the approximate nature of the model must always be borne in mind.
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
Despotic governments can stand 'moral force' till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force.
We must put an end to both economic freeloading and economic exploitation in America. There must be no place for parasites who draw their sustenance from society without giving anything in return.
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.
Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes for a man.
Progress is measured by the speed at which we destroy the conditions that sustain life.