#near

Islam, the third in historical sequence of the ethical monotheistic religions of the Near East, was very successful in establishing its monotheism, but had only very moderate success in spreading its version of Jewish and Christian ethics to the Arabs. ↗

— Carroll Quigley

#christian #east #establishing #ethical #ethics

I work on OpenBSD fulltime, as the project leader. I set some directions, increase communication between the developers, and try to be involved in nearly every aspect of the base system. ↗

— Theo de Raadt

#base #between #communication #developers #directions

I am not driven by any bitterness by what happened in Athens. I learnt a lot of lessons from it and probably came through it a stronger person in the end. There have been a lot of near misses, and that's taught me to keep persevering and that there is a chance it can come right. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#any #athens #been #bitterness #came

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#guilt #unearned #worst

The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars. ↗

— John H. Reagan

#five #millions #millions of dollars #near #now

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#bureau #disappear #earth #eternal #eternal life

Despotism isn't nearly as bad as it's cracked up to be. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#cracked #despotism #nearly #up

Nearly 100 years ago, when Planned Parenthood was founded, birth control was illegal. ↗

— Cecile Richards

#ago #birth #birth control #control #founded

The trick is to have my own particular taste and feel for the theater to audiences who have been used to one particular style and taste for nearly 40 years. ↗

— Michael Ritchie

#been #feel #my own #nearly #own

I used to sit near Marilyn Monroe in the Actor's Studio. She'd get dressed up because that was her identity. Sad. Those cameras wouldn't leave her alone. She didn't know where to hide. ↗

— Doris Roberts

#alone #because #cameras #dressed #get