Word: mottos
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...John Adams and the Adams family. The House coat-of-arms is derived from the seal ring of John Quincy Adams. Master Baxter made the background gold to symbolize the Gold Coast and the five sprigs of oak leaves stand for the five buildings of Adams House. The House motto, “Alteri Seculo,” is from Cicero’s “he who plants trees labors for the benefit of a future generation...
...official” web site. Boston Bay College, it claims, is located in a “residential area three miles from the city center.” Founded in 1836, its undergraduate population is 2,350 students, and it even has a motto: “aut viam inveniam”—either I will find a way or I will make one. The college boasts a wide range of interdisciplinary majors, and a marginally cheaper tuition than Worthington at a mere...
...created quite a following. Her girl-power quote has graced pins, mugs, and even a manifesto website by one “Lordess Ariel the Third Esquire.” Now, Ulrich bumper stickers are the latest rage. The company “one angry girl designs” (motto: taking over the world, one shirt at a time) takes feminism to an entirely different level...
...what Lynyrd Skynyrd did for Alabama, you have to at least give them points for trying. Songs like “Granite State Destroyers” and “New Hampshire’s All Right If You Like Fighting” frequently invoke the New Hampshire state motto (Live Free or Die), and its penchant for tax resistance and anti-federalism. Although the songs had a clear connection to the pot decriminalization struggle, the band didn’t appear to be particularly focused on the subject...
...couldn't find a way out of the city. Only now have I begun to enjoy the strain of a city. Cities are bad for you, and I kind of like that. It compresses you and can be very stimulating." Not exactly what Rudy Giuliani would use for a motto, but an endorsement nonetheless...