#gains

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#become #believe #blind #moment #see

But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter. ↗

— William Tecumseh Sherman

#any #call #come #cracker #danger

If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking. ↗

— William Tecumseh Sherman

#answer #barbarity #cruelty #great #howl

Why should unmarried women be discriminated against - unmarried men are not. ↗

— Dinah Shore

#discriminated #married men #men #should #unmarried

I'm prepared to fight as hard as I can against unions entering the University on behalf of our students. ↗

— Ruth J. Simmons

#behalf #entering #fight #hard #i

The increase in the world's population represents our victory against death. ↗

— Julian Lincoln Simon

#death #increase #our #population #represents

An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style. ↗

— Alan K. Simpson

#against #educated #give #himself #his

Darwin (1859) recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories in particular. ↗

— George G. Simpson

#categories #darwin #evidence #evolution #fact

Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#agenda #children #decisions #enough #every

Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women. ↗

— Kate Smith

#best #best interests #defeat #employer #interests