#mill

There is but little room for doubt that Egypt led the way in the creation of the earliest known group of civilizations which arose on both sides of the land bridge between Africa and Eurasia in the fourth millennium B.C. ↗

— James H. Breasted

#arose #between #both #both sides #bridge

One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic. ↗

— Joseph Stalin

#million #statistic #tragedy

Perhaps we'll realize that each of us has not one vote but ten thousand or a million. ↗

— David R. Brower

#million #perhaps #realize #ten #thousand

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them. ↗

— James Brown

#bonds #did #dollars #get #i

We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions. ↗

— Jerry Brown

#afford #cost #end #millions #put

The use of refined petroleum as fuel, which began in the 1850s, freed hundreds of millions of people from the toil of centuries, gave hundreds of millions more a life of ease and plenty, and, by allowing great cities to feed themselves from every corner of the world, multiplied the population of the earth fivefold. ↗

— James Buchan

#began #centuries #cities #corner #earth

There are about 15 million Muslims in the EU. They face ignorance, insult and even persecution. They cannot be wished away. To impose Enlightenment freedoms is self-defeating. Anyway, the Muslims have their own enlightenment. ↗

— James Buchan

#anyway #away #cannot #enlightenment #eu

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. ↗

— Abigail Van Buren

#cost #could #experiences #millionaires #our

My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres. ↗

— Carol Burnett

#away #behind #block #boulevard #followed

Fish sticks and beef stew that millions of children love to hate. ↗

— Marian Burros

#children #fish #hate #love #millions