#con

Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there is no question. England has a real duty there. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#attempt #been #civilization #conquest #duty

As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that. ↗

— Gordon Smith

#bail #clinton #consistently #efforts #european

If I still need someone to calm my anger down, then I surely need a scapegoat who enrages me. ↗

— Toba Beta

#angry #point-finger #scapegoat #self-control #anger

The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#conscious mind #desire #fear #focus #key

I had to sever my emotional cord to escape the anger and shame that silently slithered through my head, disconnecting myself from the stares and whispers that followed me down the hall. ↗

— Rebecca Donovan

#disconnecting #emma #emotional #escape #feelings

The best contraceptive is the word no - repeated frequently. ↗

— Margaret Smith

#contraceptive #frequently #repeated #word

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ↗

— Ansel Adams

#content #focus #i #images #inadequate

When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll be the pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#confidence #art

I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House. ↗

— George McGovern

#american #better #businesspeople #concerns #firsthand

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. ↗

— Washington Irving

#constant #edged #grows #keener #never