Quotes by Clara Barton

“An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness.”

“I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.”

“The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.”

“I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I...”

“I may be compelled to face danger but never fear it and while our soldiers can stand and fight I can stand and feed and nurse them.”

“I have an almost complete disregard of precedent and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things always have been done. ... I defy the tyranny of precedent...”

“The door that nobody else will go in at seems always to swing open widely for me.”

“Everybody's business is nobody's business and nobody's business is my business.”

“Economy prudence and a simple life are the sure masters of need and will often accomplish that which their opposites with a fortune at hand will fail to do.”

“Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business.”

“I may be compelled to face danger but never fear it and while our soldiers can stand and fight I can stand and feed and nurse them.”

“An institution or reform movement that is not selfish must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering or diminishing the sum of happiness. I suppose it i...”

“The door that nobody else will go in at seems always to swing open widely for me.”

“Everybody's business is nobody's business and nobody's business is my business.”

“Economy prudence and a simple life are the sure masters of need and will often accomplish that which their opposites with a fortune at hand will fail to do.”

“To this day my seat on a saddle or on the back of a horse is as secure and tireless as in a rocking chair, and far more pleasurable. Sometimes, in later years, when I found myself suddenly on a str...”

“You are getting the reward, dear Bessie for the simple nature devoid of vaulting ambition which you have always had. Keep it, I pray you. Personal ambition is a demon of unrest. Let those who want ...”

“Clara Barton, doing clerical work in a department of the Government and declining to receive compensation therefor, attracted no attention. But Clara Barton in hospitals and on hospital transports,...”