#bs

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through. ↗

I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try to make my opening line 15 words or less. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#audience #begin #grabs #i #i think

I confidently affirm that the greater part of those who are supposed to have died of gout, have died of the medicine rather than the disease - a statement in which I am supported by observation. ↗

— Thomas Sydenham

#am #confidently #died #disease #gout

The absence of the heavy boot of Europe has preserved to these people the agile walk of the wild animal, while the general simplicity of their lives has given them many other points of physical perfection. ↗

— John Millington Synge

#agile #animal #boot #europe #general

Xenophobia manifests itself especially against civilizations and cultures that are weak because they lack economic resources, means of subsistence or land. So nomadic people are the first targets of this kind of aggression. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#aggression #because #civilizations #cultures #economic

Greater things are believed of those who are absent. ↗

— Tacitus

#believed #greater #things #those #who

Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement. ↗

— Tacitus

#never #substantial #unite #vanquished #victor

If we are to create tomorrow's jobs, we can't remain frozen in time in yesterday's tax system. ↗

— Bob Taft

#frozen #jobs #remain #system #tax

Yet in this global economy, no jobs are safe. High-speed Internet connections and low-cost, skilled labor overseas are an explosive combination. ↗