#he

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation. ↗

— Joe Barton

#best #flag #fought #founders #heroes

I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something about them that I cannot give up on. ↗

— John Barton

#aside #cannot #even #failed #give

I'm not really sure what people's preconceived notions are. I don't look at the gossip websites - it's unhealthy and I think it's a large part of what drives people in L.A. crazy. ↗

— Mischa Barton

#drives #gossip #i #i think #large

If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose. ↗

— William Bartram

#animal #artifice #attention #bestow #creation

There's no doubt that becoming a mother was the greatest thing I'll ever do. ↗

— Kim Basinger

#doubt #ever #greatest #greatest thing #i

I am not a member of the CIA or any other intelligence agency. ↗

— James R. Bath

#am #any #cia #i #i am

Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#efficient #failings #know #know yourself #only

We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#get #grow #like #more #neither

I'll read, and then I'll take naps. When I feel sleep coming on, I give in and don't fight it. ↗

— Jacques Barzun

#feel #fight #give #i #i feel

Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a privilege and seeing it as a handicap. ↗

— Jacques Barzun

#being #between #clear #considering #deficiency