#gene

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#best #business #carrying #considering #execution

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#disputing #generally #get #good #more

In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#eats #general #improvement #mankind #much

If we had, we would have realised sooner that Indigenous organisations are sometimes not the appropriate channel for programmes to help the stolen generations, because many of them play little part in Indigenous associations. ↗

— Malcolm Fraser

#associations #because #channel #generations #had

Last year the National Sorry Day Committee consulted with stolen generations people in every State and Territory, and concluded that programmes set up in response to the Bringing Them Home Report are reaching only a small fraction of those they are intended to help. ↗

— Malcolm Fraser

#committee #concluded #consulted #day #every

There are reasons for believing that the English increase will far surpass others, and that the diffusion of the United States will ultimately produce the general population of America. ↗

— Ezra Stiles

#believing #diffusion #english #far #general

I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that! ↗

— R. L. Stine

#generous #guess #i #kind #saint

I always say, 'Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He's keeping the sun on me for some reason. He's keeping me aligned with that generation.' Because I genuinely love people, I love hip-hop, and I love using it as a tool to communicate and to create a better vibration. Life is short. I guess I'm lined up for a reason. ↗

— Doug E. Fresh

#always #because #better #communicate #create

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. ↗

— David Friedman

#any #children #direct #employed #force

Most people get excited over new cars; I get excited over death certificates. It's no wonder my husband worries about my state of mind. ↗

— Rett MacPherson

#humor #death