#mos

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#case #doing #man #means #most

Our South Australian farmers left their holdings in the hands of their wives and children too young to take with them, but almost all of them returned to grow grain and produce to send to Victoria. ↗

— Catherine Helen Spence

#australian #children #farmers #grain #grow

I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#any #apologize #better #family #first

Obama is not only obstructing budget reform; it's almost as if he is trying to make matters worse. ↗

— David Limbaugh

#budget #make #matters #obama #obstructing

Coming from a big family, I learned a lot. Things don't have to be perfect. You can do okay with 'almost.' ↗

— Hollis Stacy

#big #big family #coming #family #i

A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#along #been #bunch #consensus #ever

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#american #american children #children #father #little

In 1972, I signed a union card for SEIU. And for the last 38 years, 14 as president, it's been my life. I've seen the most miraculous, spectacular things. But there's a time to learn, a time to lead and a time to leave. ↗

— Andy Stern

#card #i #last #lead #learn

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#get #ignore #making #most #poetry

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood. ↗

— Audre Lorde

#believe #bruised #come #even #having