#firm

Malcolm was a firm believer in the value and importance of our heritage. He believed that we have valuable and distinct cultural traditions which need to be institutionalized so that they can be passed on to our heirs. ↗

— Betty Shabazz

#believer #cultural #distinct #firm #firm believer

There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation; refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bigotry #challenges #confidence #conflict-resolution #courage

Now, I do think when we move into 2012 and '13 when, presumably, the economy is on firmer ground, I would allow the tax rates for upper-income individuals to revert back to where they were before the cuts in the 1990s. I think at that point it makes perfect sense. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#back #before #cuts #economy #firmer

Every day is a surprise. There are confirmations of an interconnectivity and synchronicity which inspire, titillate and confirm the inherent comedy of the universe. ↗

— Billy Zane

#confirm #day #every #every day #inherent

I'm a firm believer in the hustle game. ↗

— Eric Snow

#firm #firm believer #game #hustle #i

To affirm a person is to see the good in them that they cannot see in themselves and to repeat it in spite of appearances to the contrary. Please, this is not some Pollyanna optimism that is blind to the reality of evil, but rather like a fine radar system that is tuned in to the true, the good, and the beautiful. ↗

— Brennan Manning

#beauty

I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some. ↗

— Chaka Fattah

#affirmative #affirmative action #definition #i #know

Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. ↗

— Minor White

#attention #object #presence #still #until

My soul absorbs you, my mind inhales your essence, you confirm my life. ↗

— Al Cash

#essence #inhale #soul #life

I talked about 12 to 18 months, and that's about reaffirming our foundation for sustained growth: getting the discipline back, getting the basics right, getting the customer focus back... so by the end of next year, I hope most of that's in place. ↗

— Jim Cantalupo

#back #basics #customer #discipline #end