#con

Before this address to my countrymen is closed, I beg leave to observe, that as a new century has dawned upon us, the mind is naturally led ot contemplate the great events that have run parallel with and have just closed the last. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#before #beg #century #closed #contemplate

But truth is most likely to be exhibited by the general sense of contemporaries, when the feelings of the heart can be expressed without suffering itself to be disguised by the prejudices of man. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#disguised #exhibited #expressed #feelings #general

The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#among #arbitrary #arbitrary power #civilization #degrees

But dogs, which have no ability to sin nor moral conscience, do not have an ability to reject Jesus. ↗

— Rick Warren

#conscience #dogs #jesus #moral #nor

As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I? ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#am #anymore #concerned #far #i

I have been consistent by staying true to who I am and will continue to sing the type of songs that those who have continued to support my career expect from me. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#been #career #consistent #continue #continued

I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#careers #davis #ella #ella fitzgerald #emulate

The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#act #african #african american #american #artists

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#refuge #suicide

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#been #concern #enough #i #know