#favour

Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

#balance #decisively #favour #great #great responsibility

If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you're so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries. ↗

— Bill Hicks

#block #cemeteries #clinics #favour #lock

'Bombing Afghanistan back into the Stone Age' was quite a favourite headline for some wobbly liberals. The slogan does all the work. But an instant's thought shows that Afghanistan is being, if anything, bombed out of the Stone Age. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#age #anything #back #being #bombed

Some people argue that we should limit choice in favour of good local services. My response is simple: why should we assume those two concepts are mutually exclusive? ↗

— John Hutton

#assume #choice #concepts #exclusive #favour

I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour. ↗

— Andre Agassi

#beats #bucks #favour #genetics #got

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading. ↗

— Boris Becker

#favourite #go #great #i #just

Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground. ↗

— Heywood Broun

#being #everybody #favours #free #free speech

Tea-shops were to become my favourite haunts in England. ↗