First Continental Congress Quotes

#1. On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia.

Gore Vidal

#2. Since 1775, when the first Continental Congress called for a national day of prayer, there have been such events called for by almost every President. I saw the figures - 34 out of 44 Presidents have called for a national day of prayer. Some of those who didn't have died in office.

James Dobson

#3. The First Continental Congress made its first act a prayer, the beginning of a great tradition. We have then a lesson from the founders of our land. That lesson is clear: That in the winning of freedom and in the living of life, the first step is prayer.

Ronald Reagan

#4. Nowadays people's visual imagination is so much more sophisticated, so much more developed, particularly in young people, that now you can make an image which just slightly suggests something, they can make of it what they will.

Robert Doisneau

#5. The same goes for pajamas. If you are a woman, try wearing something elegant as nightwear. The worst thing you can do is to wear a sloppy sweat suit. I occasionally meet people who dress like this all the time, whether waking or sleeping.

Marie Kondo

#6. During the darkest days of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress and George Washington - I call him the first George W. - (laughter and applause) - urged citizens to pray and to give thanks and to ask for God's protection.

James Monroe

#7. I don't crave Hollywood.

Iain Glen

#8. Real fear is like intense pain. It's there to warn you something's truly wrong.

Tim Lebbon

#9. Play interests me very much," said Hermann: "but I am not in the position to sacrifice the necessary in the hope of winning the superfluous.

Alexander Pushkin

#10. I think laughter is crucial. Some of the original cultures, like the Dalit and the Native American, don't separate laughter and seriousness.

Gloria Steinem

#11. She always said, 'When I'm home, I've got to get things done, even if there are visitors. Elizabeth knows how to relax in her own house.' And then she would shake her head, as if Elizabeth had remarkable powers.

Jane Smiley

#12. Your body is nothing but a money machine." That's what Uncle Rudy says. "That's the way it is. We're all just prostitutes.

Benjamin Alire Saenz

#13. We might miss the days of being unreachable.

Melanie Gideon

#14. I played in 'From the Earth to the Moon,' working with Tom Hanks. He is a great guy, very smart.

Tom Verica

#15. This is why I resisted loving you. I knew it would kill me to be away from you. I just ... I don't know if I can do it after ...

Kahlen Aymes

#16. Management cares about only one thing. Paperwork. They will forgive almost anything else - cost overruns, gross incompetence, criminal indictments - as long as the paperwork's filled out properly. And in on time.

Connie Willis

#17. I know for sure that I will always compare every city skyline to New York's. Just as I will always compare every boy to Daniel.

Nicola Yoon