Morton Blackwell Quotes

#1. Don't fully trust anyone until he has stuck with a good cause which he saw was losing.

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#2. Too few people understand a really good sandwich.

James Beard

#3. In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being.

Bryant H. McGill

#4. In a nutshell, we are shocked by cybercrime, but also expect to be shocked by it because we expect it to be there, but - confusingly - we appear to be shocked if we are not shocked (if we don't find it)!

David S. Wall

#5. Sound doctrine is sound politics.

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#6. Life ain't fair.
It ain't.
Not never.

Patrick Ness

#7. Promptly report your action to the one who requested it.

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#8. You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.

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#9. You hope friends and family will be sensitive or clairvoyant enough to know what you want. "If you loved me, you'd know what's wrong" is a common assumption.

Matthew McKay

#10. In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead.

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#11. I think I'd have to say my favorite IWC. They have been around for so long and the craftsmanship is top notch. A watch maker that has been in business over 100 years has to know what they are doing.

Brian McKnight

#12. The mission that unites all of the programs of the Teach For All global network is that of cultivating the leadership capacity critical to ultimately ensuring educational opportunity for all.

Wendy Kopp

#13. Expand the leadership.

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#14. To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense

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#15. The mind can absorb no more than the seat can endure.

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#16. Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth.

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#17. Keep your eye on the main chance and don't stop to kick every barking dog.

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#18. I look much more civilized than I actually am.

Georgina Chapman

#19. Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

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#20. Don't get mad except on purpose.

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#21. Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

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#22. The test of moral ideas is moral results.

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#23. Actions have consequences.

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#24. Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals.

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#25. Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

Brene Brown

#26. Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable.

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#27. You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.

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#28. Don't treat good guys like you treat bad guys.

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#29. Never miss a political meeting if you think there's the slightest chance you'll wish you'd been there.

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#30. One big reason is better than many little reasons.

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#31. In volunteer politics, a builder can build faster than a destroyer can destroy.

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#32. A prompt, generous letter of thanks can seal a commitment which otherwise might disappear when the going gets rough.

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#33. The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.

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#34. In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

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#35. A stable movement requries a healthy, reciprocal I.O.U. flow among its participants. Don't keep a careful tally.

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