#aw

The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it. ↗

— John Owen

#course #custom #sense #shame #sinning

Of the unjust rights which in virtue of this ceremony an iniquitous law gives me over the person and property of another, I cannot legally, but I can morally, divest myself. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

#cannot #ceremony #divest #gives #i

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go away. ↗

— Major Owens

#ever #fully #get #go #go away

I find purer philosophy in a Poem than in a Conclusion of Geometry, a chemical analysis, or a physical law. ↗

— Wilfred Owen

#chemical #conclusion #find #geometry #i

I enjoyed the Hee Haw people, but from 1980 on I didn't enjoy it and thought about leavin', and thought, hell, it's an easy job and pays wonderful. I kinda just prostituted myself for their money. ↗

— Buck Owens

#easy #enjoy #enjoyed #haw #hee

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust. ↗

— Jesse Owens

#awards #become #born #competition #dust

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program that provides laptops for all youngsters would close a gap that most of us are not aware of, or will not admit to, which is a tremendous gap in the poor communities. ↗

— Major Owens

#aware #close #communities #gap #help

There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people with disabilities. They are running away from any situation that's not totally pure and all-American and that requires them to do any thinking. ↗

— Major Owens

#any #away #disabilities #get #keeping

There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that appeal to the worst in people. Our society is moving in that direction. ↗

— Major Owens

#direction #highly #moving #our #people

We hope that the elected officials will respond positively to a ground swell of letters, phone calls, e-mails and visits from parents. The law clearly states that the responsibility for giving a sound basic education to our children lies with New York State. ↗

— Major R. Owens

#calls #children #clearly #e-mails #education