#eat

If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, we can restore our country to greatness. ↗

— Theodore C. Sorensen

#eyes #gag #greatness #loosen #our

We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership. ↗

— Theodore C. Sorensen

#bargaining #doing #giving #iran #juvenile

We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might. ↗

— Theodore C. Sorensen

#american values #earning #empathy #enhance #foreign

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright. ↗

— Aaron Sorkin

#good #great #other #outright #steal

I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection. ↗

— Aaron Sorkin

#beyond #dialogue #drama #got #grew

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling. ↗

— Aaron Sorkin

#communication #communication skills #day #every #every day

Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That said, there is tremendous drama to be gotten from the great, what you would say, heavy issues. ↗

— Aaron Sorkin

#attention #drama #gotten #great #heavy

I wanted to produce Nancy LaMott's albums, so I created my own record company. ↗

— David Friedman

#company #created #i #my own #nancy

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others. ↗

— George Soros

#compatible #degree #freedom #greatest #interests

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it. ↗

— George Soros

#any #because #believe #create #doing