#fr

I have been to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and I have witnessed the racially segregated roads and housing that reminded me so much of the conditions we experienced in South Africa under the racist system of Apartheid. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#apartheid #been #conditions #experienced #housing

I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United States and France, but between those who want to move forward in the logic of war and the international community. ↗

— Dominique de Villepin

#between #british #community #crisis #forward

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day. ↗

— Thomas Vilsack

#challenge #choice #day #friends #go

If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our healthcare situation. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#focus #foods #fruits #get #healthcare

Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#battle #complemented #critical #decisions #fighting

We know that there are significant health benefits from consuming more fruits and vegetables, and that's an opportunity for us to sort of move away from some of the meals that we've been preparing in the past. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#been #benefits #consuming #fruits #health

As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones. ↗

— Joan D. Vinge

#day #drew #frequently #historical #i

Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there. ↗

— Judith Viorst

#because #close #close friends #contribute #friends

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned. ↗

— Judith Viorst

#children #deserve #earned #end #face

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge. ↗

— Sarah Vowell

#abraham lincoln #bought #freed #lincoln #lodge