#ling

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel. ↗

— Fred Barnes

#associated #balk #bin #bush #chance

It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. ↗

— Dave Barry

#always #miles #opportunity #prevailing #rain

'Escargot' is French for 'fat crawling bag of phlegm'. ↗

— Dave Barry

#crawling #fat #french

I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War. ↗

— Dave Barry

#been #fan #gigantic #i #rolling

The real threat to whales is whaling, which has endangered many whale species. ↗

— Dave Barry

#many #real #real threat #species #threat

Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke. ↗

— Lynda Barry

#exploding #love #love is #smoke #willingly

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole. ↗

— Jacques Barzun

#feelings #formulated #idea #idealism #keeps

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources. ↗

— Jurgen Habermas

#due #evidence #falling #inadequate #into

I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#children #feelings #i #like #me

I've never found it made the slightest difference being a woman - though there is a sort of feeling that as you get older you're not so interesting. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#difference #feeling #found #get #i