Famous quotes containing the words john, house, senate, elections and/or career:
“I, a poor peasant, have conquered science. Why cant I conquer love? Dont you understand? You must be mine, not his. You are mine.”
—P. J. Wolfson, John L. Balderston (18991954)
“Yet the day wears,
And door succeeds door;
I try the fresh fortune
Range the wide house from the wing to the centre,
Still the same chance! she goes out as I enter.
Spend my whole day in the quest,who cares?”
—Robert Browning (18121889)
“I think the Senate ought to realize that I have to have about me those in whom I have confidence; and unless they find a real blemish on a man, I do not think they ought to make partisan politics out of appointments to the Cabinet.”
—Calvin Coolidge (18721933)
“In my public statements I have earnestly urged that there rested upon government many responsibilities which affect the moral and spiritual welfare of our people. The participation of women in elections has produced a keener realization of the importance of these questions and has contributed to higher national ideals. Moreover, it is through them that our national ideals are ingrained in our children.”
—Herbert Hoover (18741964)
“I restore myself when Im alone. A career is born in publictalent in privacy.”
—Marilyn Monroe (19261962)