#les

I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before. ↗

— Greg Egan

#bit #far-fetched #given #hadn #happened

As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#free #lifeless #long #you

People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#imagine #nature #people #practice #see

I think if you look at the themes that are presented in the film, some are inherently social, and I think that any film which deals with the family is dealing with the smallest social unit in our society - and in a sense it is a question of scope. ↗

— Atom Egoyan

#dealing #deals #family #film #i

Let me start by emphasizing that I am open to efforts to expedite environmental procedures for true emergencies or in other clear cases where current laws are needlessly burdensome. ↗

— Sherwood Boehlert

#burdensome #cases #clear #current #efforts

The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel. ↗

— John Boehner

#commitment #democracy #freedom #israel #just

But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on principle, checking Washington's power and leading the drive for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable government. ↗

— John Boehner

#american #american people #checking #costly #drive

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#dollar #even #libel #look #many

My dad and my uncles owned a bar outside of Cincinnati. I worked there growing up, mopping floors, waiting tables. ↗

— John Boehner

#cincinnati #dad #floors #growing #growing up

Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#easy #farming #field #looks #mighty