#able

Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them. ↗

— Hypatia

#after #believes #child #fables #fantasies

There is nothing to be embarrassed about being profitable. ↗

— Terry Semel

#being #embarrassed #nothing #profitable

It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old. ↗

— Steve Israel

#about #age #cut #drawbacks #estimated

The American public got to see for themselves every day, all day, how this trial progressed. There's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works. ↗

— Lance Ito

#all day #american #american public #being #day

There is nothing to be compared to this, 'cause we lost our brother, our hero. The world is mourning. We are mourning. The fans are mourning. It is unreal. Unbelievable. ↗

— Jermaine Jackson

#cause #compared #fans #hero #lost

A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#death #deeds #die #forever #good

I've had more of an opportunity to work with Katie Holmes, which is incredibly enjoyable. I think she is really one of the best actresses on the market right now. She forces you to bring your best stuff to the table, because if you don't, she just completely overpowers you. ↗

— Joshua Jackson

#best #bring #completely #enjoyable #forces

Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live. ↗

— Maynard Jackson

#best #changing #how #live #means

I don't like seeing celebs looking too skinny, I love it when they look healthy and comfortable in their bodies and embrace their curves. ↗

— Lily James

#comfortable #curves #embrace #healthy #i

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#first #government #honorable #misery #office