Alben Barkley Quotes

#1. The longest prayer Peter ever prayed in the Senate-that of March 10, 1947, at the time of Mrs. Alben Barkley's death-took two minutes; the shortest, that which opened the Second Session of the Eightieth Congress-was exactly 36 words long and took a matter of seconds.

Peter Marshall

#2. Forget it, Ana, I scold myself. I decide that, all in all, it's been a very interesting experience, but I shouldn't dwell on it. Put it behind you. I never have to see him again.

E.L. James

#3. It's important to enjoy who you are and to appreciate things around you.

Sean Bean

#4. For six years profound silence was mistaken for profound wisdom.

Alben W. Barkley

#5. The best audience is intelligent, well-educated and a little drunk.

Alben W. Barkley

#6. I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty.

Alben W. Barkley

#7. I think as a writer one of the benefits is that you can put things that you're interested in into your books. I always have put a lot of food and restaurants because I was a waitress and I love to eat.

Sarah Dessen

#8. The best definition that I heard of that is that a bureaucrat is a Democrat who has a job that a Republican wants.

Alben W. Barkley

#9. That is what revolutionaries do. We sacrifice ourselves to save others.

Viet Thanh Nguyen

#10. I shouldn't toot my own horn, but he who doth not toot his own horn alloweth it to remain untooteth.

Alben W. Barkley

#11. No matter what, just let them write every day,even if you're not sure what to teach, just let them write. They'll do fine." -Lisa Cleaveland's words for her long-term substitute teacher.

Lisa Cleaveland

#12. I thought about my mother, and the words she said to me almost a lifetime ago. That's when it clicked: she had asked me not to settle, to fight for the person I loved, and for the first time, I did what she expected of me. I had finally lived up to who she wanted me to be.

Jamie McGuire