#cause

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#because #civilization #democracy #him #imprison

I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog. ↗

— Sandra Cisneros

#became #because #become #card #catalog

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family. ↗

— Chanakya

#causes #destroy #does #family #forest

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life. ↗

— Chanakya

#brings #causes #day #die #disgrace

Austin is such a free and creative place, but I can't enjoy it as much because everyone I love is back in L.A. ↗

— Kyle Chandler

#back #because #creative #creative place #enjoy

I prefer film to TV because of the amount of time film affords you that TV doesn't (though theater is probably my favorite and the scariest place of all). ↗

— Don Cheadle

#amount #because #favorite #film #i

People look for morals in fiction because there has always been a confusion between fiction and philosophy. ↗

— John Cheever

#because #been #between #confusion #fiction

Clint Eastwood is an extraordinary director because he knows the value of a buck. He knows where it will show on the screen. ↗

— Angela Lansbury

#buck #clint #clint eastwood #director #eastwood

There's every reason to believe there will be further attacks attempted against the United States. For us to spend so much time patting ourselves on the back because we got bin Laden that we miss the next attack would be a terrible tragedy. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#attack #attacks #attempted #back #because

When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#although #around #asked #because #bush