#nat

You cannot speak on behalf of a nation when you have no mandate to do so. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#cannot #mandate #nation #speak #you

Surfing is such an amazing concept. You're taking on Nature with a little stick and saying, 'I'm gonna ride you!' And a lot of times Nature says, 'No you're not!' and crashes you to the bottom. ↗

— Jolene Blalock

#bottom #concept #crashes #gonna #i

There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference. ↗

— John Bolton

#building #difference #lost #make #nations

A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor and human expression. ↗

— John L. Phillips

#civilization #endeavor #expression #finding #human

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#alternatives #always #between #bring #characteristic

It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights. ↗

— James Bovard

#aware #because #constitution #government #happens

A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#nature #rule #totalitarian #under

When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing it - right away. ↗

— Stewart Brand

#doing #fantasy #god #nature #obligated

Iowans do understand the importance of breaking down barriers and increasing international trade. ↗

— Terry Branstad

#breaking #down #importance #increasing #international

In my second year, after moving to the Medical School, I began the courses of Anatomy and Physiology. I had begun to see that I was interested in cells and their functions. ↗

— Sydney Brenner

#anatomy #began #begun #cells #courses