#afford

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

#like #looks #major #military #only

Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#because #being #danger #did #during

How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank? ↗

— Jay Kay

#economy #fill #how #people #recover

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one. ↗

— Daley Thompson

#being #girlfriends #having #like #losing

The thing I like most about books is that anybody can afford them. They have an innate valuelessness. ↗

— Chris Ware

#afford #anybody #books #i #innate

We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support. ↗

— George Washington

#always #among #christians #citizens #good

To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. ↗

— Simone Weil

#art #fault #friendship #gratuitous #great

Twenty years ago, I was living in a lovely cottage on the edge of Dartmoor but I couldn't afford to run a car. ↗

— Mary Wesley

#ago #car #cottage #edge #i

The National Flood Insurance Program is a valuable tool in addressing the losses incurred throughout this country due to floods. It assures that businesses and families have access to affordable flood insurance that would not be available on the open market. ↗

— Gary Miller

#addressing #affordable #assures #available #businesses

I did what I did not to make money but to help prevent the defeat of a new system which had, at great cost, given ordinary people food and fares which they could afford, a good education and a health service. ↗

— Melita Norwood

#cost #could #defeat #did #education