#cent

Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary tradition of anonymity goes back to the Bible. ↗

— Joe Klein

#american #anonymity #anonymous #back #bible

Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural peak periods in western civilisation. ↗

— Harry Seidler

#around #baroque #borne #century #civilisation

People at .08 are too impaired to drive. Studies show that at .08, the ability to perform critical driving functions is decreased by as much as 60 percent. ↗

— Frank Lautenberg

#critical #decreased #drive #driving #functions

From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of high ability, enthusiastic and completely devoted to scientific pursuits. ↗

— Ernest Lawrence

#beginning #being #center #completely #devoted

We owe the Aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart. ↗

— Romeo LeBlanc

#attitudes #become #canada #centuries #debt

You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will keep your gentleness and your smile. It is not enough to give soup and bread. This the rich can do. You are the servant of the poor, always smiling and good-humored. They are your masters, terribly sensitive and exacting master you will see. And the uglier and the dirtier they will be, the more unjust and insulting, the more love you must give them. It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them. ↗

— St. Vincent de Paul

#daughtersofcharity #inspirational #lazarists #padrespaules #vincentians

When a person is found less guilty than he is suspected, he is concluded more innocent than he really is. ↗

— Charlotte Lennox

#found #guilty #innocent #less #more

Germans don't speak in a German accent, they just speak German. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#german #germans #just #speak

The organized workers of America, free in their industrial life, conscious partners in production, secure in their homes and enjoying a decent standard of living, will prove the finest bulwark against the intrusion of alien doctrines of government. ↗

— John L. Lewis

#alien #america #bulwark #conscious #decent

The middle class, that prisoner of the barbarian 20th century. ↗

— Sinclair Lewis

#barbarian #century #class #middle #middle class