#invitation

Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble. ↗

— Steve Forbes

#attack #defense #did #economy #harbor

It was not possible to film in California, because all the areas are heavily built up now. Coming to Cape Town is an invitation to step into the past and recreate Los Angeles of the 1930s. ↗

— Robert Towne

#areas #because #built #california #cape

Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#dinner #hates #invitations #society #sort

I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#go #hair #i #invitations #lots

It is great to add some glamour to the food industry, like television shows have done for the food world and inspiring people to work in the industry. The flip side of that is unfortunately people think that after they get their qualifications, they get their invitation to compete on 'Top Chef.' ↗

— Curtis Stone

#after #chef #compete #done #flip

The U.S. government knew that China wanted to acquire sensitive U.S. technology, and instead of implementing a policy to prevent them from acquiring the information, the government all but gave them an invitation to take our equipment and designs. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

#acquiring #china #designs #equipment #gave

So on May 1, 1987, at Gary's invitation, I agreed to see him one last time - to confront him face-to-face about his sincerity and with the intention of ending our brief relationship. ↗

— Donna Rice

#agreed #brief #confront #ending #face-to-face

Humor is anger that was sent to finishing school. ↗

— Richard Peck

#anger

Unfortunately, I had a feeling I would never get to my bed as the vacuuming would strike me dead of an aneurysm. Death by Dyson." - Reed ↗

— Kate Brian

#kate-brian #private #death

Nicholas: I know you, brother. You've been threatened with matrimonial pursuits before. Why are you really here? William: I received an invitation. Nicholas: Not from me you didn't. William: Of course not from you, brother. Parliament would go up in flames before I receive a social invitation from you. ↗

— Donna MacMeans

#invitation #parlimament #romance #education