Quotes of Stephen Decatur

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Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!

- Stephen Decatur

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“ Let no one who loves be called unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow. ”

- J. M. Barrie

“ We should have more reasons to smile than to cry. You will be surprised, even the saddest things could result in something to smile about. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Love alone could waken love. ”

- Pearl S. Buck

“ After your first failure, the occurrence of a second failure closely depends on what you have learned from your past mistakes and whether or not you have drawn some valuable lessons. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ I can only think about the past, but I can always design the future. ”

- Davin Ferrigon

“ Morning is when the wick is lit. A flame ignited, the day delighted with heat and light, we start the fight for something more than before. ”

- Jeb Dickerson

“ Could you exist just for the art of existence? ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. ”

- Ovid

“ We need hearts with restored empathy And homes with restored hope ”

- Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“ There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language? ”

- Russell Hoban

“ A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. ”

- Pat Cher

“ Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you. ”

- Chuck Klosterman

“ Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. ”

- St. Augustine

“ The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. They made you into a victim, Evey. They made you into a statistic. But, that's not the real you. That's not who you are inside. ”

- Alan Moore

“ The only time we can effect an action is now. So learn from the past, have a vision for your future but act NOW. Today will soon be your past so don’t miss your present. ? ”

- Andrea McGibbon

“ sometimes the unknown is better for all involved ”

- Azelene Williams

“ Without term limits, some remain in office for decades; as a result, their power increases and they feel entitled, and ignore the people they represent; but do not be fooled that term limits would ultimately change representation, for it’s the ignorance of the populace who continue returning the same people to office. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back. ”

- Arthur Rubenstein

“ A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t get very far until you change it. ”

- Unknown

“ We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. ”

- Walt Whitman

“ Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. ”

- Paul Hawken