Quote authors in 1918

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Authors of 1918

Born or Deceased in 1918

Nelson Mandela

Born :18 July 1918

Patty Berg

Born :13 February 1918

Pee Wee Reese

Born :23 July 1918

Bobby Riggs

Born :25 February 1918

Ted Williams

Born :30 August 1918

T.Berry Brazelton

Born :10 May 1918

James MacGregor Burns

Born :3 August 1918

Quotes of 1918

Quotes taken from the authors in 1918

A grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship with your own children is even a greater one.

T.Berry Brazelton

Grandparents who want to be truly helpful will do well to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until these are requested.

T.Berry Brazelton

Parents don't make mistakes because they don't care, but because they care so deeply.

T.Berry Brazelton

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

Nelson Mandela

Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

Nelson Mandela

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

Nelson Mandela

I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

Nelson Mandela

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Nelson Mandela

If I am to be a chauvinist pig, I want to be the number one pig.

Bobby Riggs

If I can't play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I can't play for a little money, I stay in bed that day.

Bobby Riggs

We want to keep the actual Civil War experience alive.

Bobby Riggs

Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks.

Bobby Riggs

In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.

James MacGregor Burns

Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.

James MacGregor Burns

Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nation's conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday selves. That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership.

James MacGregor Burns

Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.

James MacGregor Burns

A revolution is an act of violence whereby one class shatters the authority of another.

James MacGregor Burns

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

Patty Berg

Always keep learning. It keeps you young.

Patty Berg

It's a wonderful day for me, I made it to 80.

Patty Berg