#accomplished

Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. What is necessary now is one thing and one thing only that democracy become again democracy in action, not democracy accomplished and piled up in goods and gold. ↗

— Archibald MacLeish

#action #again #always #become #democracy

I accomplished what I set out to do, but I lost my discipline and my career. ↗

— Pete Maravich

#career #discipline #i #lost #out

Stable energy prices and enhanced national security will only come when we increase domestic energy resources, which was accomplished today with the opening of ANWR. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#anwr #come #domestic #energy #energy prices

I live in Topanga Canyon, which is like a faux-rustic enclave in Los Angeles. I love the sounds of all the critters outside - the frogs, owls, crickets, and birds. Some of the birds around here are pretty accomplished musicians. You can learn a lot from them. ↗

— Cliff Martinez

#angeles #around #birds #canyon #frogs

In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it! ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#company #fear #hope #off #people

When you think of what Americans accomplished, building these amazing cities and all the good it's done in the world, it's kind of disheartening to hear so much hatred of America, not just from abroad, but internally. ↗

— Frank Miller

#accomplished #amazing #america #building #cities

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

#advantages #affairs #being #being done #desire

The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism. ↗

— Mike Pence

#big #big government #captain #conservative #conservative movement

After the magical act accomplished by Joyce with Ulysses, perhaps we are getting away from it. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

#act #after #away #getting #joyce

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#achievements #blessed #fog #great #great achievements