#lia

I subscribe to William Faulkner's' view that history is not just about what we were before but who we are now. ↗

— Ken Burns

#before #faulkner #history #i #just

We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts. ↗

— Richard Burr

#current #current state #flip #granted #grid

I love the simplicity, the ingredients, the culture, the history and the seasonality of Italian cuisine. In Italy people do not travel. They cook the way grandma did, using fresh ingredients and what is available in season. ↗

— Anne Burrell

#cook #cuisine #culture #did #fresh

I think politics can no longer be assigned to parliamentary activity and it probably never could be. But politics with a small p and the history of trade union movement really interests me. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

#assigned #could #history #i #i think

Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who's very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the edge, but still making it seem real. ↗

— Tim Burton

#actor #always #as far as #brilliant #edge

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas. ↗

— George W. Bush

#clear #come #foreign #foreign oil #imports

My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves. ↗

— Mangosuthu Buthelezi

#been #feel #into #people #protect

There is no doubt that Iraqis, like Australians and Americans, love and desire freedom. However, if freedom doesn't mean the right to complete self-determination, unfettered by interests other than one's own, then that freedom is less than worthless - it's oppression. ↗

— Amir Butler

#complete #desire #doubt #freedom #however

It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music. ↗

— David Byrne

#brazilian music #even #i #last #me

The first organised opposition by women to women's suffrage in England dates from 1889, when a number of ladies led by Mrs Ward appealed against the proposed extension of the Parliamentary suffrage to women. ↗

— Millicent Fawcett

#appealed #dates #england #extension #first