Hubert Humphrey quotes - page 3

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office. (Hubert Humphrey)
There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. View quote
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The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy. View quote
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As we begin to comprehend that the earth itself is a kind of manned spaceship hurtling through the infinity of space - it will seem increasingly absurd that we have not better organized the life of the human family. View quote
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You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate. View quote
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Much of our American progress has been the product of the individual who had an idea pursued it fashioned it tenaciously clung to it against all odds and then produced it, sold it, and profited from it. View quote
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