#ground

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

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I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of their background or life experiences. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#believe #equal #equal opportunity #every #experiences

The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

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But the other notion is, we also believe that those folks closest on the ground that we're holding accountable for the results can decide, and ought to evaluate which programs get results. ↗

— Margaret Spellings

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Energy and environmental regulation, transportation, and broadband policy all benefit when legislators have a basic grounding in the technical concepts behind business models, products, and innovation. ↗

— John Sununu

#behind #benefit #broadband #business #concepts

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement. ↗

— Mario Monti

#base #because #disagreement #government #ground

I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again. ↗

— Oliver North

#again #back #back up #commander #company

My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really. ↗

— Jeremy Northam

#air #air force #crew #dad #direct

When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#ease #ground #husband #i #me

I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me. ↗

— Tatum O'Neal

#alone #crush #even #forces #ground