#amp

War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it. ↗

— Benito Mussolini

#brings #courage #energies #highest #human

Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual opposite of what it takes to succeed in office. Squaring the circle takes a powerful combination of skills. But presidents who can campaign and compromise are generally the most successful. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#campaigns #circle #combination #compromise #generally

But research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bills #both #champion #confirms #conflict

Clinton's resilience became sort of the secret weapon of the campaign. He was never going to just give up and get out. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#campaign #clinton #get #give #going

I worked for a lot of candidates, in tough campaigns that lost. Most of my candidates lost until Bill Clinton. There was always a point where you look in their eyes and they knew it was over. And there was never that point with Clinton. He never quit. He never gave up. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bill #bill clinton #campaigns #candidates #clinton

In the run-up to the 1992 Democratic convention, Clinton's campaign realized that voters thought the young governor had a privileged upbringing. They didn't buy his alleged concern for the middle class. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#buy #campaign #class #clinton #concern

Research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bills #both #champion #confirms #conflict

Who's your daddy?' Myrnin stared at him as if he'd gone completely mental. 'Excuse me? ↗

— Rachel Caine

#funny #humor #myrnin #rachel-caine #shane-collins

Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#camps #citizens #concentration #countries #intern

When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight! ↗

— Li Na

#boot camp #camp #fat #got #i