It follows than as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.

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"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."

- President George Washington

Compassion

"It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious."

- President George Washington

Leadership

"“It follows then, as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.”"

- President George Washington

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"It is not what you look like on the outside, but what you are on the inside that counts."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"It is the heart that makes a person beautiful, not the outward appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

- Buddha

Belief

"It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it."

- Might Guy

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"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."

- Josephus Daniels

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