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Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit...

Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history and the world's future.

Quote by Joe Baca about nation, world, future, history, war

Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl.

Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl.

Quote by William Shakespeare about love

As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.

Quote by Joe Baca about proudness, man, moment

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

Quote by Pearl Bailey

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about ambition, man, earth, love

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants...

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about help

Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing...

Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about violence, good, good luck, people

I never really look for anything. What God throws my way...

I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever way God turns my feet, I go.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about god

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but...

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.

Quote by Pearl Bailey

No one can figure out your worth but you.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

Quote by Pearl Bailey

People see God every day, they just don't recognize him.

People see God every day, they just don't recognize him.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about god, day, people

Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away...

Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a moment.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about moment, life, people

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self....

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about sin, self-control

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about joy, love

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world...

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about joy, love, world

There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about talent, god, man, work

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it....

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about past

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of...

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about knowledge, good, good luck, life

To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense...

To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about devil

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our...

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others.

Quote by Pearl Bailey

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