#les

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#been #friendly #human #man #most

For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have professed for it, for all the celebrations it has been the object of in prose and song, the sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#been #celebrations #certain #friendly #human

Our system of private health insurance that fails to provide coverage to so many of our citizens also contributes to the double-digit health care inflation that is making America less competitive in the global economy. ↗

— John Conyers

#america #care #citizens #competitive #contributes

Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy. ↗

— Edward Dahlberg

#baffling #die #disordered #driven #few

Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#does #enables #humor #little #move

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#less #limelight #men #midnight #more

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#coming #ditch #down #down the road #into

From the beginning, Judeo-Christian principles have been the foundation for American public dialogue and government policy. They serve as the solid basis for political activism in support of a better socioeconomic environment. Found in American homes, truth from the Hebrew Christian Bible has enabled individual liberty to prevail over secular empires because it is a practical message about reality from man’s Creator. In their quest for liberty, Americans focused upon the conspicuously self-evident “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” It is the governing character of these principles (laws), such as humility, the Golden Rule, and the Ten Commandments, that leads to success. This is the sure foundation upon which man’s right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” rests. Called “virtue” by America’s Founding Fathers, the impartial and divine element frees man to do what is right. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Cor. 3:17). ↗

— David A. Norris

#freedom #government #judeo-christian #liberty #life

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#down #keep #only #our #sit

You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it. You just don't sit around and sing it anymore unless you're performing. That's kind of sad. ↗

— Rick Danko

#around #just #kind #performing #put