#comp

The working out of a balanced economy throughout Germany to provide the necessary means to pay for approved imports has not been accomplished, although that too is expressly required by the Potsdam Agreement. ↗

— James F. Byrnes

#agreement #although #approved #balanced #been

When I celebrated my bar mitzvah, there was no cake. Today, there is no such thing as a bar mitzvah in the United States without a special cake. It can be even more complicated and expensive than a wedding cake, because bar-mitzvah cakes are often based on a particular theme. ↗

— Ron Ben-Israel

#bar mitzvah #based #because #cake #cakes

There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habits. ↗

— Thomas Babington Macaulay

#community #competent #contradiction #direct #habits

Good, bad mediocre or whatever it is, if a director wants me in his movie, I take it as a compliment. ↗

— Scott Caan

#compliment #director #good #his #i

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke. ↗

— William Feather

#honest #i #i think #like #next

I know it sounds trite but I wanted to make a difference. Political debates with my father had been fraught because he was uncompromising and explosive but if he taught me one thing it was to air my views. ↗

— Vince Cable

#because #been #debates #difference #explosive

Small- and medium-sized businesses need access to a diverse range of finance options, including non-bank lending. These new forms of finance are still small in scale today but they should, over time, bring additional choice and greater competition to the lending market. ↗

— Vince Cable

#additional #bring #businesses #choice #competition

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve. ↗

— Robert Burns

#character #complaint #cowardly #despised #enduring

Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable. ↗

— Peter Farrelly

#comfortable #completely #confidence #different #different things

There are people who look at the rules and find ways to structure around them. The more complex the rules, the more opportunities. ↗

— Andrew Fastow

#complex #find #look #more #opportunities