#fr

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#due #fast #find #friends #his

One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated father and friend who won't waste time with the phony rituals of Washington. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#comfortable #confidence #dedicated #father #friend

Say what you want to say about the rest of his presidency, including his tone-deaf response to Katrina and a war waged in Iraq on false pretenses, Bush connected with Americans in the aftermath of 9/11 because he looked as frail and unforgiving as we felt. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#aftermath #because #bush #connected #false

I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid. ↗

— Patrick Stewart

#being #being afraid #brought #childhood #household

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#everyone #free #him #his #keep

But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you've missed the point. ↗

— Payne Stewart

#end #end of the day #friends #game #golf

After taking temporary charge last season he took us from looking down at the fringes of another relegation scrap, to within a kick of getting into Europe. ↗

— Robbie Fowler

#another #charge #down #europe #fringes

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it. ↗

— Robbie Fowler

#down #except #fried #got #had

If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain! ↗

— Marie de France

#false #friendship #how #jealous #last

I am really looking for a chance to direct. I feel like that's kind of the next frontier for me. I know that it's really hard to do, but I feel like I want to have a chance to try and translate something I've written and try and get a tone across. ↗

— Dana Fox

#am #chance #direct #feel #frontier