#ms

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. ↗

— Aristotle

#bears #best #circumstances #dignity #grace

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. ↗

— Aristotle

#men #utter #young #young men

In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me, we'll put a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow, which is a hard thing to turn down. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#bank #bank account #brought #dollars #down

Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#business #different #fool #forces #hand

My own view would be to let Saddam bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants. As long as he behaves himself within his own borders, we should not be addressing any attack or resources against him. ↗

— Dick Armey

#against #any #attack #behaves #borders

These children should be enrolled in Independent Living programs designed by state and local governments to prepare them to enter the workplace, or attend college, and successfully manage their lives. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

#children #college #designed #enrolled #enter

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#better #christianity #christians #crusades #east

It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it. ↗

— Neil Armstrong

#brilliant #close #earth #here #horizon

Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned by anyone. ↗

— Neil Armstrong

#chosen #circumstance #command #first #flight

The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through his iron, through his blood. ↗

— Ernst Moritz Arndt

#brave #brave man #calls #himself #his