#eli

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#country #decay #held #religion #rites

I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict suffering on people who have already been traumatised in the countries from which they've fled. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#been #countries #deliberately #designed #fled

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it or not, many people prefer watching TV. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#bore #effort #huge #many #others

I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men. ↗

— Agnes Macphail

#believe #entirely #future #hands #home

I was absolutely delighted that those shows have been preserved. ↗

— Patrick Macnee

#been #delighted #i #preserved #shows

Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it. ↗

— Agnes Macphail

#believe #dirt #done #i #i believe

Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other. ↗

— Elle Macpherson

#each #modeling #nothing #other

I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them. ↗

— Elle Macpherson

#children #choices #guide #i #just

You check to see the facts are correct where business is concerned but if I read everything that was written about me, I'd end up feeling totally insecure about myself. ↗

— Elle Macpherson

#business #check #concerned #correct #end

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion. ↗

— William H. Macy

#believer #character #collusion #firm #firm believer