#many

Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to be preferred before a temporary, the public before the private. ↗

— Mary Astell

#few #good #lasting #many #preferable

In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions. ↗

— Julian Assange

#around #assets #attacks #been #different

Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible. ↗

— John Astin

#bible #his #many #poe #read

I'm not a collector. I don't like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate. ↗

— Rowan Atkinson

#causes #collector #cupboard #evaporate #good

I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival. ↗

— David Attenborough

#am #arrival #australia #colleagues #film

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#because #fifty-two #had #important #love

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#ask #before #complain #consciences #examine

If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for my family, although I must abandon my life to its success, and undergo many sad perplexities and perhaps never see again my own beloved America. ↗

— John James Audubon

#again #although #america #beloved #bodies

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#easier #many #moderation #perfect #than

There are many highly successful businesses in the United States. There are also many highly paid executives. The policy is not to intermingle the two. ↗

— Norman Ralph Augustine

#businesses #executives #highly #many #paid