#han

I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause that I know some day will fail. ↗

— Wendell L. Wilkie

#day #fail #i #know #lose

I have no intention of letting this decision change the way that I approach my training and preparation for games, but the time has come for me to realise that I have gone as far as I can go with this England team. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#as far as #change #come #decision #england

I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge. ↗

— Laura Wilkinson

#dream #drive #huge #huge challenge #i

The women are stepping up their degree of difficulty more than the men. A lot of us do the same dives as the men now. ↗

— Laura Wilkinson

#difficulty #lot #men #more #now

A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience. ↗

— George Will

#audience #his #less #politician #reveal

When I was younger and my parents used to always slap my hand if I was picking my nose or if I was running around screaming I was told to shut up. ↗

— Prince William

#around #hand #i #nose #parents

Homes and buildings, many of which are old and drafty, eat up 40 percent of the energy America uses. Such inefficiencies perpetuate our reliance on foreign oil, imperiling our national security and increasing our contribution to climate change. ↗

— Peter Welch

#buildings #change #climate #climate change #contribution

I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where Vermonters connect, conduct business and check in on one another. ↗

— Peter Welch

#barber #bookstores #business #businesses #check

Swipe fees have increased steadily since the introduction of debit cards 20 years ago, when there were no swipe fees at all. Merchants can't negotiate or control them. They've tried, but they have no leverage against the big banks and issuers. So they get ignored. ↗

— Peter Welch

#ago #banks #big #cards #control

The potential for Home Star to create jobs is proven and real. In Vermont, our statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, created more than 430 jobs in 2007 and 2008, generating more than $40 million in income. ↗

— Peter Welch

#created #efficiency #energy #energy efficiency #generating