John Winthrop Quotes

He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it.

In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference.

If you believe you are the city on the hill, the world's best hope, it is tempting also to believe that outside your boundaries are barbarians.

For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.

Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.

We used to look at Felipe as our guiding man that we listened to.

Mr. Burns is a father symbol to me, and you can omit the word symbol.

When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move … When the leader talks, people listen. When the leader acts, people watch. So you have to be careful about everything you say and everything you do

The power of example is America’s greatest power in the world.

My father is the sun in my universe.

The Statue of Liberty means everything. We take it for granted today. We take it for granted. Remember the Statue of Liberty stands for what America is. We as Democrats have to remind ourselves and remind the country the great principles we stand for. This is a place of protection. This is not a country of bullies. We are not an empire. We are the light. We are the Statue of Liberty.

I thought that the light-house looked lovely as hope, That star on life's tremulous ocean.

Jewel of life, guiding light, heralding a joyous new dawn.

As there is no darkness in the moonlight. So is Mustafa (Muhammad), the well wisher, bright.

I'm convinced that a person in my position must provide a positive example to people.

She was the light of our lives, our anchor, compass and vision.

Hope, like the gleaming taper

It's a big gift to be recognizable as part of something that matters to people, but that's not the same as being responsible for something.

I'll be the light in the window.

Eloquence is the appropriate organ of the highest personal energy.

Ministers should be stars to give light, not clouds to obscure.

As journalists, we need to find every avenue to distribute our work, and try to be so good that we become increasingly more influential than before.

The Orator persuades and carries all with him, he knows not how; the Rhetorician can prove that he ought to have persuaded and carried all with him.

Eloquence shows the power and possibility of man. There is one of whom we took no note, but on a certain occasion it appears that he has a secret virtue never suspected - that he can paint what has occurred and what must occur, with such clearness to a company, as if they saw it done before their eyes. By leading their thought he leads their will, and can make them do gladly what an hour ago they would not believe that they could be led to do at all.