Walk softly but carry a big stick


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Speak softly and carry a big stick.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
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GERALD R. FORD
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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GERALD R. FORD
Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
BANKSY
Instead of Theodore Roosevelt's 'talk softly and carry a big stick,' we have yelled and carried a to...
NEWT GINGRICH
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT
I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours a...
KYLE MACLACHLAN
It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
AFRICAN PROVERBS
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
BELLA ABZUG
Right here let me make as vigorous a plea as I know how in favor of saying nothing that we do not me...
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
There are ghosts everywhere," Ser Jorah said softly. "We carry them with us wherever we go.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
She tried to walk softly and wished the trees wouldn't stare at her so.
DIANE DUANE
The heavier weight you carry on your shoulder, the higher risk of a shorter walk in life.
NISHAL MAHARAJ
Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the prov...
CICERO (MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO)
Fortunately, I carry a big net.
DON FRANKLIN
As the Spanish proverb says, He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth...
SAMUEL JOHNSON
As the Spanish proverb says, "He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealt...
SAMUEL JOHNSON
A proverb is not a proverb to you until life has illustrated it.
JOHN KEATS
A proverb is no proverb to you until life has illustrated it.
JOHN KEATS
A proverb is no proverb to you until life has illustrated it
JOHN KEATS
What I want," he said softly, "is to stand in this meadow and walk in the light of the sun.
ORSON SCOTT CARD
Cody Clinton's a big stick to have in the lineup.
JAMIE SIMINSKI
Friendship is a ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul.
AMBROSE BIERCE
...Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over o...
WINSTON CHURCHILL
Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret.
RICHELLE E. GOODRICH
Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said:
I am not commanding you, but I ...
NICHOLAS SPARKS
I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me.
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As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, the...
NICHOLAS SPARKS
I had real big boobs, and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat, 'Oh, Lord&#...
WANDA SYKES
The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
ALFRED E. SMITH
The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
ALFRED SMITH
The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
ALFRED E. SMITH
The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
AL SMITH
Stick to love; it is heavy and it will carry you. Avoid hatred; it is heavy and you have to carry it...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR
We knew that we had to come in and play big minutes. I know that's two freshmen and a walk-on. But I...
AUSTIN BROOKS
Nothing ever becomes real till experienced – even a proverb is no proverb until your life has illu...
JOHN KEATS
To me, it's a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if an...
JACK HANDY
We can't always stick to that. When kids walk in the door, we have to take them.
CAROLYN NEFF
Liz (Temple) did walk a lot of batters but I don't think she's that far off. She's right there. She ...
DICK WRIGHT
I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against ...
JIM BROWN
At the Cruiserweight Classic finale, I said... I don't know if people had looked it up, or if th...
T. J. PERKINS
I think lingerie plays a big part in how you carry yourself.
NICOLE RICHIE
There was a big load we carried on our shoulders. We need to carry on. It was tough but we are a fam...
JESUS RODRIGUEZ
I'm a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud.
ADELE
We're going to examine this report and carry on a dialogue with this organization. But we feel that ...
ART LARSON
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your li...
JOHN KEATS
A proverb is the child of experience.
ENGLISH PROVERB
Lᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ ... Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏ...
NICHOLAS SPARKS
Barking dogs seldom bite, but beware of those dogs that know this proverb.
VIKRANT PARSAI
She's in very good health, she's got good sight, is able to read the papers and watch television, an...
KATE WHITE
We're much alike, bee, you and me," I said. "You may carry your pack underneath you and your rifle m...
MICHAEL MORPURGO
Everybody did something. That's a big part of our team this year, everybody's going to carry the loa...
ROY HALLADAY
Much silence makes a powerful noise. -African proverb.
AFRICAN PROVERB
I guess this win means a stay of execution for me. But I intend to stick out the remaining two years...
KEVIN KEEGAN
A proverb is good sense brought to a point.
JOHN MORLEY
A proverb and a by-word among all people,
BIBLE
If a poet knows more about a horse than he does about heaven, he might better stick to the horse, an...
CHARLES IVES
What's that supposed to mean? A wolf's head on a stick. Big wolf barbecue tonight? Bring your own wo...
EOIN COLFER
Yuyeh sesh. Despise your heart. Ni weh sesh. I have no heart.
LEIGH BARDUGO
Plant an expectation; reap a disappointment." (Quoting an old adage)
ELIZABETH GILBERT
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
In Shoshone, there's a saying. It's a long one, and it doesn't have an English equivalent, so bear w...
ROSE CHRISTO
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
OSCAR WILDE
When someone is counting out
gold for you, don't look at your hands,
or the gold. Look at ...
JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
GEORGE GISSING
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
GEORGE ROBERT GISSING
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER
A good rest is half the work. -Yugoslav Proverb.
YUGOSLAV PROVERB
Nothing is as burdensome as a secret. French Proverb
FRENCH PROVERB
There is no proverb without a grain of truth
RUSSIAN PROVERB
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. (English Proverb.
UNKNOWN
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA
I have found that a smile and a stick will carry you through all right, and in ninety-nine cases out...
ROBERT POWELL
I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia,...
ALAN ALDA
We recommend to our clients to get behind great, big, innovative ideas to break through the clutter....
DAVID GOODMAN
The proverb is something musty.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of ...
BIBLE
Our big thing was to stick together as a team. Whether we're down or up, just stay together. Don't b...
DEREK COLEMAN
They're very raw. They're lacrosse I.Q. isn't that great. The big thing is their stick skills. They'...
ANTHONY AMMIRATA
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
JOHN RUSSELL
That man's a fool whose sheep flees twice. - Oji proverb
AFRICAN PROVERBS
Hold a true friend with both hands. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria
AFRICAN PROVERBS
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL (1)
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom
JOHN RUSSELL
Compliance with regulations ... that's not a big stick, ... When companies start losing customers, t...
LARRY PONEMON
His whole career is he'll walk some guys, but he makes the big pitch to get out of the inning.
BOB MELVIN
Bliss is the ocean, a towel on the sand, the sun out, the chance to swim in waves or walk dragging a...
DEB CALETTI
I don't walk around big headed. I'm not a superstar.
DMX
There's going to be a big asthma walk, and he's going to start it.
DAAWNA MOELLER
He's interested in technology, and he's a big reader. Sometimes he'll walk around reading.
JOYCE MASON
[For the 27 Infinity Broadcasting stations that carry Stern,] he leaves a big hole, ... The challeng...
TOM TAYLOR
Fast bind, fast find-- A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Ever so welcome, wait for a call"
(West Indian proverb)
CHARMAINE J. FORDE

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