#fort

We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best that is in our fellow citizens. If we would summon the best from Americans, we must assume the best about them. If we don't believe in Americans, who will? ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#assume #balance #believe #best #citizens

Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's allowed me to do just about any silly little thing the mind could conjure up, and I'm still alive and here. ↗

— Rick Danko

#alive #allowed #any #budget #conjure

We are so arrogant, we forget that we are not the reason for evolution, we are not the point of evolution. We are part of evolution. Unfortunately, we believe that we've been created to dominate the planet, to dominate nature. Ain't true. ↗

— Ted Danson

#been #believe #created #dominate #evolution

I don't want to get married, and I don't want to work after I'm 30, so I must manage my fortune somehow in the next seven years. ↗

— Anna Held

#fortune #get #get married #i #manage

A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle. ↗

— Ian Fleming

#dangerous #ends #horse #middle #uncomfortable

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was. ↗

— Peggy Fleming

#doing #effortless #guys #high #how

My vision for Kentucky is a Commonwealth where there is so much economic opportunity, and our quality of life is so high, that people who are born here can stay here, and people who aren't fortunate enough to be born in Kentucky, can look forward to locating here. ↗

— Ernie Fletcher

#commonwealth #economic #economic opportunity #enough #fortunate

America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#artist #because #modest #position #put

There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#democracy #distinctly #inherent #level #little

And as a writer, one of the things that I've always been interested in doing is actually invading your comfort space. Because that's what we're supposed to do. Get under your skin, and make you react. ↗

— Stephen King

#always #because #been #comfort #doing