#cia

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. ↗

— George Washington

#associate #bad #better #company #esteem

Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government. ↗

— Harold Washington

#american #american history #democracy #federal #federal government

I was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me. ↗

— Mia Wasikowska

#bit #event #i #loner #me

I wanted to definitely be a musician or a good preacher or a heck of a baseball player. I couldn't play ball too good - I hurt my finger, and I stopped that. I couldn't preach, and well, all I had left was getting into the music thing. ↗

— Muddy Waters

#ball player #baseball #baseball player #definitely #finger

Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now even more. ↗

— Jody Watley

#also #appreciating #been #even #flower

In some cases I feel like they haven't appreciated enough that growing up doesn't mean boring and old and not full of life. I like to talk about that also. ↗

— Jody Watley

#also #appreciated #boring #cases #enough

Among seniors, Social Security is the sole source of income for 26 percent of nonmarried women. ↗

— Diane Watson

#income #percent #security #seniors #social

Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority. ↗

— Diane Watson

#been #branch #groups #historically #judicial

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites. ↗

— Diane Watson

#does #income #larger #makes #married

We cannot ignore the disparity in resources that continue to plague many of our school systems, especially those serving predominantly inner-city minority and impoverished children. ↗

— Diane Watson

#children #continue #disparity #especially #ignore