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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

George Washington

Inspirational, People, Excuse

Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength.

George Washington

Inspirational, Strength, Christian

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

George Washington

Inspirational, Leadership, Motivation

1790 First Annual Address, 8 Jan.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

Inspirational, Friendship, Positive

George Washington, Jared Sparks (1834). “The Writings of George Washington: pt. I. Official letters relating to the French war, and private letters before the American revolution: March, 1754-May, 1775”, p.413

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

George Washington

Inspirational, Leadership, Honesty

George Washington, Jared Sparks (1834). “The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts”, p.324

Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.

George Washington

Inspirational, Success, Rights

A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?

George Washington

Inspirational, Motivational, Education

George Washington, Jared Sparks (1838). “The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private”, p.71

One of the difficulties in bringing about change in an organization is that you must do so through the persons who have been most successful in that organization, no matter how faulty the system or the organization is. To such persons, you see, it is the best of all possible organizations, because look who was selected by it ad look who succeeded most in it. Yet, these are the very people through whom we must bring about improvements.

George Washington

Inspirational, Motivational, Successful

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

George Washington

Inspirational, Life, Success

George Washington, Jared Sparks (1837). “The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American revolution: (v. 3) June, 1775-July, 1776. (v. 4) July, 1776-July] 1777. (v. 5) July, 1777-July, 1778. (v. 6) July, 1778-March, 1780. (v. 7) March, 1780-April, 1781. (v. 8) April, 1781-December, 1783”, p.235

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

George Washington

Inspirational, 4th Of July, Heart

George Washington, Thomas J. Fleming (1967). “Affectionately Yours, George Washington: A Self-portrait in Letters of Friendship”, New York : Norton

Always speak the truth.

George Washington

Inspirational, Speak, Speak The Truth

..the establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive that induced me to the field of battle.

George Washington

Inspirational, Life, Religious