#th

I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property of their government. I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#doctrine #government #i #i believe #i believe that

Precious memories may remain even of a bad home, if only the hearth knows how to find what is precious ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#karamazov-bothers #home

I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#field #game #given #i #i can

If you know anything about me, I've never been a trash-talker. That's not even part of my DNA. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#anything #been #dna #even #i

If you're not settled spiritually, things can be a little bit more chaotic than normal. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#chaotic #little #little bit #more #normal

My father is Emmit and my grandfather is Emmit, but I wanted something extra so I could separate my Emmitt from the rest of them. Even though on my birth certificate it has one T, I just added the extra T for me. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#birth #birth certificate #certificate #could #emmitt

One thing I can say about the Dallas Cowboys: They have always had talent around them. They have been one of the most talented football teams in all of football. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#always #around #been #cowboys #dallas

Sixteen games, to me, is a long enough schedule for anybody. We're already concerning ourselves with head injuries and bodily harm to all of the professional athletes. Add to extra games to it, (and) you are just increasing those risks. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#already #anybody #athletes #bodily #concerning

There's a lot of dancing in football. You can see Victor Cruz doing a little bit of a cha-cha or samba move in the end zone. You can see Terrell Owens getting his popcorn ready. You can see Ochocinco doing the riverdance. But not so much when it comes to ballroom. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#bit #comes #cruz #dancing #doing

God is stronger than their strength, more loving than their uttermost love, and in so far as they have loved and sacrificed themselves for others, they have obtained the infallible proof, that God too lives and loves and gives Himself away. ↗

— George A. Smith

#far #gives #god #himself #infallible