#gains

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#altar #eternal #every #form #god

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#constitute #country #does #draw #gains

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#had #only #reason #resort #ridicule

It's boring to have the same guy win. I'm actively rooting against myself. ↗

— Ken Jennings

#against #boring #guy #i #myself

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#came #commercialization #defense #defense mechanism #i

We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live. ↗

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

#anywhere #condition #crime #customs #deplorable

It's easy to fall into a funk and not want to exercise, or to really want that second piece of chocolate cake. I have to say, I fight against those feelings all year. But I try not to let myself sit in a rut like that. ↗

— JoJo

#cake #chocolate #chocolate cake #easy #exercise

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them. ↗

— Elton John

#action #afford #against #because #cases

It is sensible to have a safeguard against unemployment. ↗

— Glynis Johns

#safeguard #sensible #unemployment

I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#always #any #considered #deceiving #great