#co

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in. ↗

— Anita Brookner

#complete #creature #get #her #manipulative

They simply don't know that much about what they're doing. There isn't enough control. There isn't enough capability in ordinary people to tinker with such a complicated piece of machinery. ↗

— David R. Brower

#capability #complicated #control #doing #enough

I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.' ↗

— Albert Brooks

#blood #come #i #i am #pages

There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair. ↗

— Arthur C. Brooks

#also #else #fair #government #harder

Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government. ↗

— Arthur C. Brooks

#big government #business #capitalism #clear #consistent

Knowledge is going to make you stronger. Knowledge is going to let you control your life. Knowledge is going to give you the wisdom to teach their children. Knowledge is the thing that makes you smile in the face of disaster. ↗

— Avery Brooks

#control #disaster #face #give #going

What I am is a thinking, feeling human being compelled by history. ↗

— Avery Brooks

#being #compelled #feeling #history #human

America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams. ↗

— David Brooks

#aspirations #certain #clash #competitive #culture

When you cover politics, you realize that knowing how to talk about character matters more and more. The way we hold ideas is more important than the ideas. ↗

— David Brooks

#character #cover #hold #how #ideas

Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop? ↗

— Gwendolyn Brooks

#could #day #disturbing #every #every day