#lent

I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. ↗

— James Madison

#encroachments #freedom #gradual #i #i believe

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. ↗

— James Madison

#ascertained #cannot #carried #education #expense

It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my group, feeling helpless, were all spellbound and aghast at the same time. I became a vegetarian shortly after that. ↗

— Wendie Malick

#became #ever #feeling #group #helpless

In case anyone needs reminding, it was the relentless drive of the tourism industry and kowtowing State Department bureaucrats that led to the Bush-era Visa Express Program, which relaxed visa policies, eliminated in-person consulate interviews and opened the door to the 9/11 hijackers. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#bureaucrats #case #department #door #drive

There's nothing in the world more silent than the telephone the morning after everybody pans your play. It won't ring from room service; your mother won't be calling you. If the phone has not rung by 8 in the morning, you're dead. ↗

— David Mamet

#calling #dead #everybody #more #morning

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#anybody #because #commitment #does #endurance

So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people. ↗

— Camryn Manheim

#because #being #comes #culture #day

I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows. ↗

— Barry Mann

#boy #bus #i #mountains #performed

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#decisive #factors #successful #talent #timing

I've been in plenty of situations where someone I'm dating had more time for a console than me. ↗

— Josie Maran

#console #dating #had #i #me