#means

In the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it. ↗

— George Will

#class #even #income #mail #means

Not addicted to gluttony or drunkenness, this people who incur no expense in food or dress, and whose minds are always bent upon the defence of their country, and on the means of plunder, are wholly employed in the care of their horses and furniture. ↗

— Giraldus Cambrensis

#always #bent #care #country #defence

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people. I'm embarrassed about it, I think its wrong. I think it does give terrorists an unwarranted excuse to use the despicable means to hurt innocent people. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#american #american people #bay #despicable #does

Golf is good, it means I get some fresh air and exercise, take my mind off work and see some of the landscape of the place I'm visiting. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#exercise #fresh #fresh air #get #golf

All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#add #aid #aims #artificial #consequences

So I suppose that means we can actually play the instruments. ↗

— Stewart Copeland

#i #instruments #means #play #suppose

I don't know what 'operational control' of the border means, but I do understand the English language. And as I understand that phrase, that's not true. We do not have operational control. ↗

— John Cornyn

#control #english #english language #i #i do

No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship. ↗

— Francis Marion Crawford

#elements #everyone #friendship #make #make up

Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyond their means or governments living beyond their means or people seeking to get rich quick. ↗

— Jeremy Paxton

#because #been #beyond #characteristic #economic

If you have a busy natural foods store in your community, give their bulk cornmeal a try: high turnover means the product will most likely be fresh. And if the cornmeal is organic, all the better. ↗

— Jeremy Jackson

#bulk #busy #community #foods #fresh