31 Quotes by Al Smith

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    It is the right of our people to organize to oppose any law and any part of the Constitution with which they are not in sympathy.

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    If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable.

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    I can think of no greater disaster to this country than to have the voters of it divide upon religious lines.

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    It is a confession of the weakness of our own faith in the righteousness of our cause when we attempt to suppress by law those who do not agree with us.

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    Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.

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    I think we'll be OK. We'll be respectable. I'm hoping we can make the tournament. That hasn't been done around here in a while, since back in the early '90s I believe.

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    Jim and I both believe ... that if there was a reasonable price opportunity to make this buy, that people in Lexington with money would be standing in line to take part.

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    I still have the energy to do it. I was asked not to retire and told they might be able to put together the package I'd want. When I told my wife (Bonnie), she said, 'It's like we're divorced now. If you want a divorce?' So then I weighed my options.

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