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The United States as usual has a sizable deficit in the current account of its balance of payments, trade account and other current accounts, current account items. ↗

— Robert C. Solomon

#accounts #balance #current #deficit #items

Lying is an elementary means of self-defense. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#lying #means #self-defense

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#barbarism #be prepared #civilization #defend #force

Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery program their family, a long-term source of attention rewards. ↗

— Keith Henson

#attention #family #indefinitely #long-term #making

I'm still going to have to go out and score, but defensively hopefully I can make them a little bit better. ↗

— Latrell Sprewell

#bit #defensively #go #going #hopefully

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

#defeat #except #failure #inherent #insurmountable

Of course we have to address the deficit if we win. ↗

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#course #deficit #win

I've never tried to define my states of mind when I write. ↗

— Adrienne Kennedy

#i #i write #mind #never #states

I believe that it is my job not only to write books but to have them published. A book is like a child. You have to defend the life of a child. ↗

— George Konrad

#book #books #child #defend #i

When you pray and hope for a change. Don't expect a change to come. Expect the opportunity for a change to come. ↗