#fr

You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity. ↗

— Helmut Kohl

#encouraged #europe #forefront #germany #goal

The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#equality #free #government #independent #made

Did you know that the word "tsunami," which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past. ↗

— Junichiro Koizumi

#being #being used #did #disasters #extent

Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another. ↗

— Lee Konitz

#better #customers #front #i #improvise

Orange strengthens your emotional body, encouraging a general feeling of joy, well-being, and cheerfulness. Orange vibration foods are: oranges, tangerines, apricots, mangoes, peaches and carrots. ↗

— Tae Yun Kim

#fruits-of-the-spirit #inspirational-life #orange #vibration #well-being

I walk the city, through its crush of people and its smells: body odour, rotting food, vomit and urine. A cocktail of oppression and freedom. ↗

— Emma Cameron

#freedom #oppression #people #smells #walk

An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will. ↗

— Willem de Kooning

#forced #free #free will #his #others

Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns. ↗

— Willem de Kooning

#behind #columns #felt #fraud #greeks

Theta loved pretty things more than air or food. She had a deep fondness for full red roses, pink shells, and starry sunsets. ↗

— Lena Goldfinch

#girly #food

Violent ideologies speak their own language; core concepts are translated to maintain the system while appearing to support the people. Under carnism, for instance, democracy has become defined as having the freedom to choose among products that sicken our bodies and pollute our planet, rather than the freedom to eat our food and breathe our air without the risk of being poisoned. But violent ideologies are inherently undemocratic, as they rely on deception, secrecy, concentrated power, and coercion--all practices that are incompatible with a free society. While the larger system, or nation, may appear democratic, the violent system within it is not. This is one reason we don't recognize violent ideologies that exist within seemingly democratic systems; we simply aren't thinking to look for them. ↗

— Melanie Joy

#democracy #freedom-of-choice #violent-ideologies #food