"It takes a lifetime to build a..." - Quote by Will Rogers
It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.
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“I know things are going to get better in spite of both sides. Then when things do get better, then you'll hear the yell that will go up. The Democrats will swear that recovery was due to them. Now the Republicans, they'll say it was due to them. Nobody wanted to claim the credit for the country blowing up, but wait until it starts picking up and they'll both be on it then. See?”
“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.”
“Your mothers get mighty shocked at you girls nowadays, but in her day, her mother was just on the verge of sending her to reform school.”
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“Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to be forced to become rapacious, a prince must consider it of little importance if he incurs the name of miser, for this is one of the vices that permits him to rule.”
“The name Roosevelt has this legendary force in our country at this time.”
“No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers.”