The best Quotes by J. C. Watts

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.

Character Morality

I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid.

I think the Republican Party should be a pro-life party. I am pro-life. I do not apologize for that. On the flip side of that coin, the Republican Party has been big enough to allow pro-choice advocates to be heard.

Abortion

I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.

Character Self-Confidence

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When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.

Will Rogers

Oklahoma

Here in Oklahoma, there's not a whole lot to do. So, a lot of your focus and attention is on basketball, which is a blessing in disguise. And this is where I wanted to end up, so I'm very happy I'm here.

Josh Giddey - February 2022

Oklahoma Oklahoma City Thunder

Sheldon: "Texas, Oklahoma... what's the difference?"
Meemaw: "Hey, now, I think you might want to crack open your psychology textbook 'cause that there is crazy talk."

Sheldons Großmutter "Meemaw" in Young Sheldon - Season 2 Episode 9

Texas Oklahoma

Do you know why Oklahoma's state slogan is "Oklahoma is OK"?
Because they can't spell "mediocre".

Oklahoma

"Why did Oklahoma raise the minimum drinking age to 25?"
"They wanted to keep alcohol out of the high schools!"

Oklahoma

Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.

Brad Henry

Oklahoma

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Oklahoma - and that's pretty much the same thing.

Oklahoma

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Character Decisions

Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself.

Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Character Self-Confidence

No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.

William Blake

Ambition Character Birds

We can be only who we are; no more, no less.

Terry Goodkind in Das Schwert der Wahrheit - Das erste Gesetz der Magie

Character

Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility!

Uncle Ben in Spider-Man

Power Responsibility Strength

Strength lies in knowing oneself.

Dakkon in Planescape Torment

Self-Confidence Strength

We've all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Morality

Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Decisions Morality

I think about it every year, so I picked up a pen
Happy birthday, I love you whoever you would've been

Flipsyde - Happy Birthday

Abortion

I paid for the murder before they determined the sex
Choosing our life over your life meant your death
And you never got a chance to even open your eyes
Sometimes I wonder as a fetus, if you fought for your life

Flipsyde - Happy Birthday

Abortion

Don't let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

Patrick in 10 Things I Hate About You

Self-Confidence

What other people think of you is none of your business.

Paulo Coelho

Self-Confidence Gossip & Rumors

Jewish communities are warning their members to avoid specific places for their own safety - today, here in Germany, almost 80 years after the Holocaust.

Robert Habeck - November 2023

Judaism Holocaust 2023

Putin has started a war because he can't stand individual freedoms of the people. Because Ukraine has become a threat to his dictatorship with their longing for freedom. Dictators fear freedom. That's why he must not be successful with this war, because that would mean that dictators can attack freedom.

Robert Habeck - Juni 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

If Putin were to win this war, what sign would that be for other dictators in the world like Xi, like the Chinese President? So therefore Ukraine has to win this war.

Annalena Baerbock - September 2023

Xi Jinping Russia-Ukraine War

We've been lied to a lot by the Kreml for at least one-and-a-half years. So obviously, the whole world looks at the Kreml when a former close confidant of Putin literally falls out of the sky, two months after he launched a rebellion.

Annalena Baerbock - August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin

This is the dirty work that Israel is doing – for all of us. Otherwise, we might have continued to endure the terror of this regime for months or years – and possibly even with nuclear weapons.

Friedrich Merz - Juni 2025

Iran Israel 2025

A change of government is always a test of how mature a country's democracy is — whether the transition happens smoothly, without grandstanding or ambushes from either side. In every respect, I can say: Germany has once again passed this test.

Friedrich Merz - May 2025

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

The Epstein Files

The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!

Donald Trump - Juni 2025

Elon Musk

Falling down isn't dangerous or shameful. Not getting up is both.

Konrad Adenauer

Courage Giving Up

Konrad Adenauer

Olaf Scholz - December 2023

2023

Terror will not win, hatred will not prevail. Israel has every right to defend and to protect itself and its citizens. In this dark hour, Germany and France stand firmly by Israel's side.

Olaf Scholz - Oktober 2023

2023 Middle East Conflict

With clear language and undaunted diplomacy, he has significantly shaped the United States of America and post-war global politics.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier - December 2023

Henry Kissinger

Queen Elizabeth II helped mending the wounds caused by World War II. Britain offered Germany the hand of conciliation. And the hand of conciliation was the hand of the Queen.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier - September 2022

Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy

Forgiveness & Mercy Enemies & Opponents Names

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

John F. Kennedy - June 1963

Justice Air

It's not about counting women, it's about making sure that women count!

Claudia Roth - February 2019

Women's Rights

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

Vladimir Lenin

Lies

One man with a gun can control 100 without one.

Vladimir Lenin

Weapons

Power itself isn't good or bad.

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Power

All I say is: China, China, China!

Kurt Georg Kiesinger - September 1969

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