#cia

Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats. ↗

— Allan Houston

#african-american community #ago #basketball #community #especially

But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life. ↗

— Benjamin Hoff

#basic #concerned #everyday #everyday life #happens

The fans know what's happened to me over the past couple of years. I lost my family. I pretty much got devastated financially and the fans know that I've had some hard times - and that's the nature of loyal fans. They want to see the people that they love and believe in get back on their feet. ↗

— Hulk Hogan

#believe #couple #devastated #family #fans

The confusing thing, I thought, was that most of America already knew that we were overly reliant on oil, especially on foreign oil. But it was news that this administration had begun to at least acknowledge that problem. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#administration #already #america #begun #confusing

I remained associated with the Technische Universitat Munchen, where I became Professor in 1976. ↗

— Robert Huber

#became #i #professor #remained #where

Faith reminds us that change is always possible. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#christian-living #christianity #faith #politics #social-change

Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist. ↗

— Martin Niemoller

#came #did #i #out #socialist

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. ↗

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

#beneficial #consequences #evil #extremes #forget

Rafe made people find something in themselves...(he) made me dream, he saw what I could hope to be, and helped me hope it. He did that to everyone he knew - especially the ones he knew the best." - Danny ↗

— Randall Wallace

#people #special #dreams

The musicians that didn't know music could play the best blues. I know that I don't want no musicians who know all about music playin' for me. ↗

— Alberta Hunter

#best #blues #could #i #know