#damaged

Well, certainly the Democrats have been arguing to raise the capital gains tax on all Americans. Obama says he wants to do that. That would slow down economic growth. It's not necessarily helpful to the economy. Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. ↗

— Grover Norquist

#arguing #been #capital #capital gains #certainly

As hurricanes Katrina and Rita raged through the southeastern United States last summer, much of America's energy infrastructure based in the Gulf of Mexico was damaged or destroyed causing gas prices to soar. ↗

— Rick Renzi

#based #causing #damaged #destroyed #energy

For whatever reason I tend to get roles that are more damaged. ↗

— Kathleen Robertson

#get #i #more #reason #roles

When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#defiance #kind #meet #often #people

The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some inherent mystery in it, and sort of midwife that mystery into the story in such a way that it isn't damaged in the process, and may even get heightened or refined. ↗

— George Saunders

#conduit #damaged #even #get #heightened

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#child #children #damaged #devastating #either

You have two emotions—apathy and rage—and nothing in between.” Ellie wanted him to stop, but she could hear the truth in his words. She closed her eyes for his killing blow. “It’s like you’re not even a person. You’re an…organism.” “That’s not true.” Ellie forced her eyes open. “I am a person. I’m just not good at it. ↗

— S.G. Redling

#funny

Everybody's damaged by something. ↗

— Emma Donoghue

#everybody #life #room #sad #something

She’s wild, unpredictable and dangerous as hell. Not just to my sanity, but to my health. She’s the kind of girl you know you’ll want forever with and forever will still not be enough. But she’s not the type of girl to give forever to you willingly. I’m pretty sure you’d have to drag it out of her kicking and screaming.” - Dominic Delaney -Damaged ↗

— Nina D'Angelo

#dominic-delaney #heartbreak #love #nina-d-angelo #romance

Brendan's not the guy you use to figure your shit out, Brendan's the guy you hope you get once you have figured your shit out. ↗

— Nia Forrester

#damaged #riley #unsuitable-men #men