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Bill Clinton16 quotes
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. — Bill Clinton · 1998It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is. — Bill Clinton · 1998There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. — Bill Clinton · 1993I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and didn't inhale. — Bill Clinton · 1992The era of big government is over. — Bill Clinton · 1996I feel your pain. — Bill Clinton · 1992All 16 quotes →Maya Angelou7 quotes
It's in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me. — Maya Angelou · 1978Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise. — Maya Angelou · 1978It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. — Maya Angelou · 2013History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou · 1993Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986All 7 quotes →Douglas MacArthur3 quotes
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. — Douglas MacArthur · 1952In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory. — Douglas MacArthur · 1951The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late. — Douglas MacArthur · 1940Johnny Cash3 quotes
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher. — Johnny Cash · 1963It was a real slow walk in a real sad rain. — Johnny Cash · 1994The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet. — Johnny Cash · 1963J. William Fulbright2 quotes
The attitude above all others which I feel sure is no longer valid is the arrogance of power, the tendency of great nations to equate power with virtue and major responsibilities with a universal mission. — J. William Fulbright · 1966The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures. — J. William Fulbright · 1958