“But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don't agree with that, because I don't think we're capable of doing that.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldBelieveLittlesStatesUnitedUnited StatesCapableAgreeAround The WorldRegimesIf You Believe Author:Brent Scowcroft
“"Believe in yourself" - that makes sense. You should believe in yourself - you should believe that you're capable of great things - but you would hope that somebody would have some sort of self-awareness.” ShouldBelieveSelfAwarenessCapableSelf AwarenessGreat ThingsMake SenseBelieve In YourselfBelieve In You Author:Timothy Simons
“Proved right should be capable of being vindicated by right means as against the rude i.e. sanguinary means. Man may and should shed his own blood for establishing what he considers to be his right. He may not shed the blood of his opponent who disputes his 'right'.” MenShouldMayMeanBloodCapableOpponentsShedRudeDisputesVindicatedMean Man Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“Commemoration of Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 Some there are who presume so far on their wits that they think themselves capable of measuring the whole nature of things by their intellect, in that they esteem all things true which they see, and false which they see not. Accordingly, in order that man's mind might be freed from this presumption, and seek the truth humbly, it was necessary that certain things far surpassing his intellect should be proposed to man by God.” ThinkingMenShouldMindWholeMightCertainOrderCapableAll ThingsIntellectWitEsteemFoundersMeasuringPresumptionSurpassingCommemoration Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Our diplomacy ended up giving a bad conscience to an international community capable only of expressing noble sentiments while doing nothing, .. So how can one explain that we are today investigating an action our country should be proud of?.” GivingShouldCountryTodayActionCommunityProudCapableConscienceInternationalNobleOur CountrySentimentsBe ProudDiplomacyDoing NothingInternational CommunityInvestigating Author:Alain Juppe
“The loves of women for each other grow more numerous each day, and I have pondered much why these things were. That so little should be said about them surprises me, for they are everywhere ... In these days when any capable and careful woman can honorably earn her own support, there is no village that has not its examples of two hearts in counsel, both of which are feminine.” ShouldHeartLittlesSaidTwoGrowsSupportExampleCapableSurpriseCarefulThese DaysEach DayFeminineVillageSurprise MeTwo Hearts Book:Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated) Source: Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated)
“It is necessary that... we should believe that we are as capable of producing great art as we believe we are capable of doing great deeds.” ShouldBelieveArtBeliefCapableDeedsGreat Art Author:Arthur Lismer
“Nobody is fit to rule anybody else. It is not alleged that Mankind is perfect, or that merely through his/her natural goodness (or lack of same) he/she should (or should not) be permitted to rule. Rule as such causes abuse. There are no superpeople nor privileged classes who are above 'imperfect Mankind' and are capable or entitled to rule the rest of us. Submission to slavery means surrender of life.” ShouldMeanCausesNaturalPerfectClassMankindFitGoodnessCapableAbuseSlaverySurrenderImperfectEntitledPrivilegedSubmissionPerfect ManVery Mean Author:Albert Meltzer