#lower

In spite of her plainness that would have made wallflowers of other women, she radiated a great sense of self-importance. ↗

— Robert Galbraith

#j-k-rowling #self-esteem #wallflower #inspirational

When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains. ↗

— Rob Portman

#bush #capital #capital gains #clinton #economy

At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human body, of similar impulses of joy and suffering in plants. ↗

— Egon Schiele

#body #everywhere #flowers #human #human body

I brought the film like a flower to the world. ↗

— Claude Chabrol

#film #flower #i #like #world

The Blair government has lowered the standing of politics and politicians in our country. ↗

— Kenneth Clarke

#country #government #lowered #our #politicians

David and his followers taught no new doctrines, in their dispersion or when they came to power, that can be brought to countenance thee at all in shaving off thy beard. ↗

— Lord George Gordon

#brought #came #countenance #david #dispersion

I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three positions, and I usually boost the mid-range frequency, I lowered the frequency that I boost, and that goes out to the sound system, too. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#boost #change #frequency #goes #helped

If I had nine of my fingers missing I wouldn't type any slower. ↗

— Mitch Hedberg

#fingers #had #i #missing #nine

Every so often you have to increase your profile so you can let it lower again, like a balloon. ↗

— Robyn Hitchcock

#balloon #every #increase #like #lower

Yes, I mean, I used to be into the big bulk thing, and that's why my legs look like those of a cyclist instead of a shooter's, but I think there is a point to where too much is not a good thing. I think I try to lower my center of gravity by doing a lot of legs. ↗

— Nancy Johnson

#big #bulk #center #cyclist #doing