#fairs

The capacity for people to kid themselves is huge. Living on illusions or delusions, and the re-establishing of these illusions or delusions requires a big effort to keep them from being seen through. But a very old idea is at work behind our current state of affairs: enantiodromia, or the Greek notion of things turning into their opposite. ↗

— James Hillman

#behind #being #big #capacity #current

Ray would be in trouble, he would get drunk, he would try and kill J.R on three different occasions, he would make mistakes with financial affairs, and have various human problems, but he didn't have any mean bones in his body! That was a little bit of what the show was about. ↗

— Steve Kanaly

#affairs #any #bit #body #bones

The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers in local affairs is like that of local government in the states of the union in regard to non-federal affairs at the local level. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#capacity #commonwealth #constitution #created #exercise

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history. ↗

— Alphonse de Lamartine

#becomes #conceals #details #generalities #history

It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either. ↗

— Golda Meir

#accuse #affairs #conducting #either #head

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art. ↗

— Paul Klee

#art #begins #concern #itself #science

For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their affairs in order. And then go back home and get in line with everybody else. And if they get in line and they apply to become a citizen and get a green card, they will be treated like everybody else. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#allow #apply #back #become #card

I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or how I voted in any election, or any of these private affairs. ↗

— Pete Seeger

#am #answer #any #association #beliefs

Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto. ↗

— Tony Snow

#affairs #give #know #many #much

All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils. ↗

— Sophocles

#become #cure #diseased #evils #man