#cent

The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism. ↗

— Arthur Miller

#call #closer #commitment #concentration #emotion

It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not? ↗

— Arthur Miller

#am #art #better #certain #certain age

What is the most innocent place in any country? Is it not the insane asylum? These people drift through life truly innocent, unable to see into themselves at all. ↗

— Arthur Miller

#asylum #country #drift #innocent #insane

An estimated 7 million illegal immigrants were residing in the United States in January 2000. This is double the size of the illegal immigrant population in January 1990 and constitutes 2.5 percent of the total U.S. population of just over 281 million. ↗

— Gary Miller

#double #estimated #illegal #illegal immigrants #immigrant

California has the highest number of illegal immigrants residing in its borders. The estimated number of illegal alien residents in California was about 2.2 million, or nearly 32 percent of the total number of illegal immigrants in the United States. ↗

— Gary Miller

#alien #borders #california #estimated #highest

In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas prices are as high as they are now in part because we've had no comprehensive national energy policy for the past few decades. ↗

— Gary Miller

#because #comprehensive #crude #crude oil #decades

Did you know - and studies prove this - that 98 percent of all the Visine in this country runs down the side of people's faces? ↗

— George Miller

#did #down #faces #know #people

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ↗

— Henry Miller

#attention #awesome #becomes #blade #close

But recently it seems that each time I vote, I am being asked to compromise my conservative ideals and my commitment to the American taxpayer simply for the benefit of political gain. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#american #american taxpayer #asked #being #benefit

For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe. ↗

— Kelly Miller

#century #europe #frederick #germanic #most