#hen

Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

#activity #arrogant #assertion #century #comprehensible

At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call, skim it for their own reward and then lock the rest up in volatile, insecure and illiquid loans that at times they cannot redeem without public aid. ↗

— James Buchan

#banking #banks #call #cannot #each

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

#cease #country #evil #good #good people

Unlike despotisms, modern democracies are not supposed promiscuously to accumulate property and then charge their taxpayers to maintain it. But that is what they do. Governments are always trying to extend their responsibilities and their estates, and it is very hard for parliaments to reign them in. ↗

— James Buchan

#always #charge #democracies #estates #extend

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the public itself may have quite a different understanding of where its interest lies. ↗

— James L. Buckley

#cast #different #educated #face #interest

Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer. ↗

— Betty Buckley

#art form #back #broadway #changed #comedies

I had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me. ↗

— Betty Buckley

#could #culture #feelings #felt #had

Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it. ↗

— William F. Buckley, Jr.

#brooklyn #build #buy #people #scientists

You must know in your heart before anyone else does what is going to be good and then follow through. ↗

— Bill Budge

#before #does #else #follow #follow through

If it's a close election, then it's better for the Supreme Court to pick the president, whether or not he won the election. It's just insane on its face. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#close #court #election #face #insane