#cia

If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

#british #burden #colonists #exist #financial

The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

#architects #beautiful #been #beltway #boom

Commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive, and impolitic. ↗

— James Madison

#generally #oppressive #shackles #unjust

Poor is the man who does not know his own intrinsic worth and tends to measure everything by relative value. A man of financial wealth who values himself by his financial net worth is poorer than a poor man who values himself by his intrinsic self worth. ↗

— Sydney Madwed

#everything #financial #himself #his #intrinsic

People find it hard to understand how I can risk ruining my career as a musician by injuring myself on the slopes, but I've always been a tomboy. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#been #career #find #hard #how

If I'm in a social situation sometimes I'll hang back and observe people but I feel very much a part of things most of the time and feel very comfortable socializing and have for most of my life. ↗

— Tobey Maguire

#comfortable #feel #hang #i #i feel

I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#committee #i #member #never #official

You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#delusion #must #renounce #superficiality #vanity

It appears fashionable these days, and almost politically correct, to blame hard-working immigrants, especially those from Mexico and Central America, for the social and economic ills of our state and nation. ↗

— Roger Mahony

#america #appears #blame #central #correct

I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#also #because #collect #crystal #cup