#jo

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. ↗

— Voltaire

#conscience #course #death #enjoy #enjoy life

We all have, in my family, what we call the 'Vorderman bottom' - a sticky out, bigger-than-normal, signature, of the rear variety. It's been a family joke all our lives - even my lovely brother has one. I know the lines to all the good singalong big bum songs. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

#big #bottom #brother #bum #call

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become. ↗

— William Arthur Ward

#cooperative #enthusiastic #generous #joyous #more

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#democracy #incompatible #islam #legitimate #majority

And I admit it: there's a rather dirty thrill when 700 people laugh at a joke you've written. ↗

— Laura Wade

#dirty #i #joke #laugh #people

I met an American woman and got married so I had to get a job. ↗

— Walter Wager

#american #american woman #get #got #had

I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the '80s really changed when the '90s hit. For me to chase that dream or career of music, I started a family, started on 'Melrose Place,' so it was something I didn't have the time or energy. ↗

— Jack Wagner

#changed #chase #dream #energy #enough

Joy is not in things; it is in us. ↗

— Richard Wagner

#things #us

A $1.7 billion average increase in electricity costs is estimated to result in a $1.3 billion decrease in personal income and a loss of 13,000 more jobs in the region. ↗

— Greg Walden

#billion #costs #decrease #electricity #estimated

Whether fuel cell system development in central Oregon, wind power generation along the Columbia Gorge, or geothermal energy in southern Oregon, investing in new energy sources makes America more energy independent while creating good paying, environmentally friendly jobs. ↗

— Greg Walden

#america #cell #central #columbia #creating