“We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world”
Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist
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Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist
Helen Keller: Her Socialist Years (1967)
Context: Some people do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions; and conclusions are not always pleasant. They are a thorn in the spirit. But I consider it a priceless gift and a deep responsibility to think.
Helen Keller book Optimism
Optimism (1903)
Context: The highest result of education is tolerance. Long ago men fought and died for their faith; but it took ages to teach them the other kind of courage, — the courage to recognize the faiths of their brethren and their rights of conscience. Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think.
“You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.”
Al Capone (1899–1947) American gangster
Misquoted in Forbes (6 October 1986), actually attributed to humorist Professor Irwin Corey (1953) http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/11/03/kind-gun/ <br class="br">Disputed <br class="br">Variant: You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
“You paint your smile on your lips.”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, Slippery When Wet (1986)
“Baby if you give me just one more try”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, Cross Road (1994)
“When you say your prayers try to understand”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, Cross Road (1994)
“I heard your suitcase say goodbye”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, New Jersey (1988)
“You Been Burned baby lessons learned.”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
In And Out Of Love
Music, 7800° Fahrenheit (1985)
“I'll just close my eyes and whisper”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, Keep The Faith (1992)
“Young And Wired, Set To explode in the heat.”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, 7800° Fahrenheit (1985)
“And I will love you, baby - Always”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Always
Music, Cross Road (1994)
“You left me drowning in my tears”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, New Jersey (1988)
“Without love, there's nothing without love.”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Without Love
Music, Slippery When Wet (1986)
“Shot through the Heart, And You're to Blame. Darlin' You give love a bad name.”
Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician
Music, Slippery When Wet (1986)