#being

From the material point of view the proposal is unacceptable, for France, without further territory in Europe being taken from her, could be so crushed as to lose her position as a Great Power, and become subordinate to German policy. ↗

— Edward Grey

#being #could #crushed #europe #france

All the principal people in the town are concerned in the slave trade, and their chief wealth consists in the number of slaves they possess; therefore there is little chance of the trade being, for many years, totally abolished. ↗

— George Grey

#chance #chief #concerned #consists #little

Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what is merely a matter of well being. ↗

— John Grierson

#between #conflicts #disguised #distinction #distort

I found out that colonels can stay until they drop dead or get a walker and being a critical medical specialty as an Army trained emergency room doctor, I could stay until age 67. ↗

— Gerald Griffin

#army #being #colonels #could #critical

I prefer being known for my stand-up because I write it. I love being an actor, and saying other people's words is great. But then, when I do stand-up, I love getting my own point of view out there. ↗

— Kathy Griffin

#because #being #getting #great #i

Well, I've done a lot of strips since I've been here about Zippy and me being in Connecticut. ↗

— Bill Griffith

#been #being #connecticut #done #here

But now with technology I could sit down and do a bunch of character drawings and scan them into a computer, and the computer using my exact style could bring it into life, where it would have been edited by various human beings before. ↗

— Bill Griffith

#before #beings #bring #bunch #character

The down side of Americans being obsessed with pop culture is that they kind of like it light. ↗

— Bill Griffith

#culture #down #kind #light #like

Dave was great in Van Halen. No question about it. He was one of the best at being Mr. Rock Star. But it's sickening to see a guy still trying to be that with a wig on 20 years later. ↗

— Sammy Hagar

#being #best #dave #great #guy

Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from the best. ↗

— Jessica Hagedorn

#appreciate #being #best #contradictions #i