#lem

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. ↗

— Dean Acheson

#distracts #ego #great #looking #man

We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#cope #i #normality #own #problem

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. ↗

— John Adams

#america #consider #design #earth #emancipation

There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives. ↗

— Scott Adams

#cannot #explosives #few #high #personal

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#amidst #away #crush #dim #elements

I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don't find thin girls attractive; be happy and healthy. I've never had a problem with the way I look. I'd rather have lunch with my friends than go to a gym. ↗

— Adele

#attractive #be happy #comfort #fashion #find

I've been singing properly every day since I was about fifteen or sixteen, and I have never had any problems with my voice, ever. I've had a sore throat here and there, had a cold and sung through it, but that day it just went while I was onstage in Paris during a radio show. It was literally like someone had pulled a curtain over it. ↗

— Adele

#any #been #cold #curtain #day

Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance. ↗

— Kate Adie

#also #appearance #bbc #beirut #civil

A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to the rule of law. ↗

— Samuel Alito

#case #judge #law #obligation #only

And so I think that the idea of America working with other countries to solve problems is good for us, and it is part of digging us out of the 'my way or the highway' approach that was evident in the previous eight years. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#approach #countries #digging #eight #evident