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“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”

— William James

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William James Quote: “We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”

“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”

— William James

William James Quote: “We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”

William James Quote: “We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”

William James Quote: “We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”

William James Quote: “We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”

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3. “True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.”

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4. “Talk low, talk slow and don’t say too much.”

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5. “A man's got to do what a man's got to do.”

6. “Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.”

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7. “If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.”

8. “A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.”

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9. “I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please.”

10. “Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.”

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11. “I won’t be wronged. I won’t be insulted. I won’t be laid a-hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.”

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12. “When you stop fighting, that’s death.”

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13. “All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.”

14. “The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.”

15. “It’s getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous.”

16. “Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I’m not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be.”

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17. “We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.”

18. “I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.”

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19. “I didn’t vote for him, but he’s my President, and I hope he does a good job.”

20. “Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.”

21. “It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.”

22. “A friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask him why, but I had to shoot him.”

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23. “Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch.”

24. “You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.”

25. “Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?”

26. “I never trust a man who doesn’t drink.”

27. “Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!”

28. “A long time ago, I made me a rule. I let people do what they want to do.”

29. “You’re short on ears and long on mouth.”

30. “Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you – either by direct taxes, or by the cruelly indirect tax of inflation.”

31. “Life is tough, but if you are stupid, it’s a lot tougher.”

32. “There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.”

33. “I’d like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.”

34. “A man ought to do what he thinks is right.”

35. “I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot.”

36. “Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.”

37. “Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.”

38. “I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.”

39. “It’s kind of a sad thing when a normal love of country makes you a super patriot. I do think we have a pretty wonderful country, and I thank God that He chose me to live here.”

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40. “A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.”

41. “Cause even grown men need understanding.”

42. “America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.”

43. “Get off your horse and drink your milk.”

44. “Republic. I like the sound of the word.”

45. “Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.”

46. “Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.”

47. “Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived.”

48. “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to the point of responsibility. I don’t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people.”

49. “My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.”

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50. “Give the American people a good cause, and there’s nothing they can’t lick.”

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