Quotes About Martha Washington

#1. I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.

Martha Washington

#2. No one's fingerprints are exactly the same as anyone else's.

Virginia Satir

#3. I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. a

Martha Washington

#4. It's not tough at all as long as the fans are yelling, screaming and hollering.

Bill Laimbeer

#5. I love Martha's Vineyard, where I have had a house for thirty years. I have loved visiting countries around the world. But I always come home to Washington.

Katharine Graham

#6. Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.

Martial

#7. I'm blessed, and I say it all the time that I don't take anything for granted. I studied my craft and just stick with it.

Bobb'e J. Thompson

#8. Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.

Martha Washington

#9. If you hear a man rail at the Bible, you can usually conclude that he never reads it.

Charles Spurgeon

#10. I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.

Martha Washington

#11. Love is a Godgiven tool, she tells me. It screws things back in place that were loose, and it cleans out all the broken pieces that you don't need anymore.

Tarryn Fisher

#12. I live a very dull life here ... indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.

Martha Washington

#13. The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington didn't do it, then no one is sure it should be done.

Paula Poundstone

#14. After all, the ordinary hero hiding in each of us is often the most powerful catalyst for change.

Tate Taylor

#15. President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights.

John Roberts

#16. The American people reject the idea of giving Washington a blank check to increase the debt limit.

Martha Roby

#17. I very linearly [sic] wish you would exert yourself so as to keep all your matters in order your self without depending on others as that is the only way to be happy to have all your business in your own hands.

Martha Washington

#18. The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

Martha Washington

#19. Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman.

Cokie Roberts

#20. I am fond of only what comes from the heart.

Martha Washington

#21. If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.

Kenneth Chenault

#22. Spinners take out the bad stuff, leave in the good. I've always thought how nice it would be to have spinners like this for human beings. Just toss them in and let the spinner do its work.

Sue Monk Kidd

#23. We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.

Martha Washington

#24. My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.

Sandra Lee