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It seemed to be inadmissible to give in on such a fundamental point. This would have meant that any one who would have wanted to be a terrorist could gain eventually their freedom thanks to another kidnapping. ↗

— Robert Bourassa

#any #could #eventually #freedom #fundamental

I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability. ↗

— Susan Boyle

#awareness #birth #brain #damaged #disability

Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#busy #credit #damning #done #far

The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life and death. ↗

— Phil Bredesen

#between #consequences #death #decisions #difference

Carrying those double tanks around all the time got to be a little rough on me. I had to put that damn wetsuit on and take it off, sometimes three or four times a day. ↗

— Lloyd Bridges

#carrying #damn #day #double #four

I thought that in general we in the United States were too optimistic in believing that the Soviets might alter what had been for a long time, as a matter of fact for centuries, fundamental Russian policies in respect to the rest of the world. ↗

— David Bruce

#been #believing #centuries #fact #fundamental

War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#catastrophic #damnation #end #except #into

I do not send their Lordships the particulars of our losses and damages by this, as it would take me much time; and I am willing none should be lost in letting them know an event of such consequence. ↗

— John Byng

#consequence #damages #event #i #i am

It's fun playing two roles. The roles provide a wonderful range of emotions. Stuart is childlike and sensitive. Adam is ruthless, outrageous. He's flamboyant. He does the unexpected. ↗

— David Canary

#childlike #does #emotions #flamboyant #fun

We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance. ↗

— Arthur Capper

#chance #consider #duties #economic #functions