#ff

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#character #discussion #every #fairly #fitness

Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#america #confusion #furthermore #infrequently #inversion

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#democracy #essence #man #melodrama #might

I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all. ↗

— Lauren Bacall

#attention #both #career #choices #go

You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past. ↗

— Richard Bach

#always #change #choose #different #free

They have had such a crazy life living with me as their dad. Not crazy but different from their friends. ↗

— Sebastian Bach

#crazy life #dad #different #friends #had

Sometimes we think of a creature like a person in a suit, but then you have limitations of two eyes and two legs - they have to see and breathe. I got more into puppetry because it offered more possibilities. ↗

— Rick Baker

#breathe #creature #eyes #got #i

Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#brings #lies #opinion #substance #sufficient

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#because #criticism #critics #enough #friend

I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change, or the same vehicle to go for the race. It's a different driver, this is exactly what's happening to the cabinet. ↗

— Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

#always #cabinet #change #different #driver