#young man

A young man must let his ideas grow, not be continually rooting them up to see how they are getting on. ↗

— William McFee

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When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make our lives better, that public service was a calling and that citizenship demanded responsibilities. There was a greater good. ↗

— James McGreevey

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I grew up and I became very successful at what I did as a young man. I became a work addict because this was the only way I could get any relief from this pain. ↗

— Keith Miller

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I was a very naive young man, and I may still be ignorant about a lot of things. ↗

— Joe Namath

#i #ignorant #lot #man #may

When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#above #assaulting #down #during #fifteen

The basic equation that mystified me as a young man was looking at guys who could actually get girls. I was always amazed, because they never seemed to care. I was like, 'How do they do that?' ↗

— Andy Richter

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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character. ↗

— John D. Rockefeller

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The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men. ↗

— Andy Rooney

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A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has everything and he is able to use nothing. ↗

— Thomas Wolfe

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The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it. ↗

— William Temple

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