#lit

Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs. ↗

— Maurice Strong

#force #human #inertia #political #powerful

On Thanksgiving I will stop to give thanks that my family is safe and healthy, especially because I realize that, following the tragedies of this year, it is all too real a possibility that they might not have been. ↗

— Bobby Jindal

#been #especially #family #following #give

I've been acting since I was six. I actually played a boy when I was six in 'Tommy.' I played Tommy and they put a wig on me. They put up my hair and put this little boy wig on me and that was my first acting experience. Then I did some other professional theater. I did Shakespeare when I was older. ↗

— JoJo

#actually #been #boy #did #experience

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#environment #excellence #expected #people #quality

The earth is the Lord's. Psalm 24 basically says the earth is God's property. We have been given the privilege and responsibility of living on earth to see it isn't ruined. ↗

— Allen Johnson

#been #earth #given #god #living

In the light of the actual fighting that is now in progress, we have reached the point where the military considerations clearly outweigh the fiscal considerations. ↗

— Louis A. Johnson

#clearly #considerations #fighting #fiscal #light

Perfection spawns doctrines, dictators and totalitarian ideas. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#doctrines #ideas #perfection #totalitarian

My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#job #look #myself #politician #politics

We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy. ↗

— Bob Taft

#education #ensure #higher #higher education #must

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government. ↗

— Mackenzie King

#bad #bad government #government #last #likely