#nate

Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping the working poor to earn a decent income. ↗

— Mark Dayton

#breaks #decent #earn #helping #income

The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtime's Funniest Person in America. And that's a really tough title to travel around with when you're not even known. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#around #aware #even #first #first time

Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. ↗

— James Dean

#belief #considerations #must #opinionated #prime

Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. ↗

— Vine Deloria, Jr.

#connects #does #equivalent #knowledge #link

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged. ↗

— Democritus

#more #than #unfortunate #wronged

The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice. ↗

— Harold Rosenberg

#conservative #designated #individuals #inevitably #into

In postscript let's just say that I am very fortunate cause I've gotten to work with a lot of great bands! ↗

— Jim Diamond

#bands #cause #fortunate #gotten #great

I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

#help #i #i can #i love #just

As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned. ↗

— Robert J. Dole

#country #floor #good #hands #long

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate. ↗

— Harvey Fierstein

#educate #illuminate #inspire #motivate #power