#co

When I was a child we were sufficiently well off for me to be a picky eater and I still cannot eat vegetables cooked in the traditional British manner. ↗

— Vince Cable

#cannot #child #cooked #eat #eater

When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.' ↗

— Vince Cable

#attempting #chance #claim #company #developments

My favorite book of all time is Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons. ↗

— Meg Cabot

#cold #comfort #farm #favorite #gibbons

What he has done for women is final: he gave to their service the best powers of his mind and the best years of his life. His death consecrates the gift: it can never lessen its value. ↗

— Millicent Fawcett

#consecrates #death #done #final #gave

The law serves of nought else in these days but for to do wrong, for nothing is spread almost but false matters by color of the law for reward, dread and favor and so no remedy is had in the Court of Equity in any way. ↗

— Jack Cade

#any #color #court #days #dread

They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it. ↗

— Jack Cade

#any #break #contrary #distinction #else

Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. ↗

— Herb Caen

#all night #anything #cockroaches #eat #night

A large part of the present anxiety to improve the education of girls and women is also due to the conviction that the political disabilities of women will not be maintained. ↗

— Millicent Fawcett

#anxiety #conviction #disabilities #due #education

If, however, the success of a politician is to be measured by the degree in which he is able personally to influence the course of politics, and attach to himself a school of political thought, then Mr. Mill, in the best meaning of the words, has succeeded. ↗

— Millicent Fawcett

#attach #best #course #degree #himself

Just as radical heirs apparent are said to lay aside all inconvenient revolutionary opinions when they come to the throne, it was believed that Mr. Mill in Parliament would be an entirely different person from Mr. Mill in his study. ↗

— Millicent Fawcett

#aside #believed #come #different #different person