#mat

From this process has emerged a parallel process of translating traditional working and living values into a new political and economic power - a power increasingly based upon the strength of money and those material things money can purchase. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#economic #economic power #emerged #increasingly #into

Some would suggest that there has been a dramatic change in our perception of the world and ourselves within the world. Others have observed that there has been an almost complete about-face in a relatively short span of time. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#been #change #complete #dramatic #dramatic change

He took my hand in his. I gasped when our skin touched and looked into his eyes in a kind of shocked wonder, my eyes wide. His hand was smooth and warm, a few degrees warmer than it should be, and that heat sank into me, but it was not his heat that made me gasp. It felt like a storm resided within his skin and the moment our hands met, the storm and heat went raging through my veins, leaving my skin tingling and my heart fluttering while also making my blush deeper. It was like heat lightning, flashes of brilliance without sound that told of an impending storm. It awakened something within me, something I did not know existed, and took my breath away. I had never felt anything like it before. ↗

— Jasmine Dubroff

#beauty-in-itself-part-one #love #mera #soul-mates #the-omega-series

In a perfect world we would bring corporate tax rates down to 25% or less so we can get competitive in the world economy. Ultimately, I would love to see a flat tax. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#competitive #corporate #down #economy #flat

The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom. ↗

— Georg Cantor

#freedom #lies #mathematics

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music. ↗

— Frank Capra

#languages #mathematics #music #other #three

It doesn't matter whether I qualify or wildcards. ↗

— Jennifer Capriati

#matter #qualify #whether

I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#become #change #definitely #essence #expression

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

#few #into #matter #much #proverb

But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape. ↗

— Henry Morton Stanley

#anticipated #attractions #based #began #book