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Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany. ↗

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

#buy #castle #castles #enough #forty

In my district, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles handle approximately 44 percent of all of the goods delivered to American shores, yet they are in constant need of revenue for facilities, improvements and upgrades to roads and bridges and rails. ↗

— Dana Rohrabacher

#angeles #approximately #beach #bridges #constant

Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth. ↗

— Dana Rohrabacher

#activities #any #consequences #get #going

I have been blessed with working with the best in the business. ↗

— Al Roker

#best #blessed #business #i #working

Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic who listens to love ballads and doo-wop songs all the time. ↗

— Henry Rollins

#everyone #hopeless #hopeless romantic #i #knows

For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and paper to jot down sudden thoughts and ideas. So inspiration arises from countless sources. ↗

— James Rollins

#always #arises #best #bring #close

I miss playing with Miles. I did play with him a little while before he left the planet, but even at that time I longed to maybe do some things together. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

#did #even #him #i #left

I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

#around #create #great #hear #hear people

The goal of long-run economic growth without asset price bubbles is not only achievable, but is something we should expect if we put a sound regulatory framework in place and if policymakers remain vigilant. ↗

— Christina Romer

#bubbles #economic #economic growth #expect #framework

We can do better in higher education. And it is more than just technology. It's also an attitude on the part of faculty. We need to think through how we can produce a better quality product at less cost. ↗

— Roy Romer

#attitude #better #better quality #cost #education