#on

I didn’t want the person standing there, beside the bed, to have the same face I’d found so attractive at the airport. But you were there all right: the blue eyes, blondish hair, and tiny scar. Only you didn’t look beautiful this time. Just evil. ↗

— Lucy Christopher

#dark #poetic-fiction #beauty

It is vital that we provide North Dakota's children with nutritionally sound diets. That means ensuring that they are getting plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and are developing good eating habits for their future. ↗

— Kent Conrad

#dakota #developing #diets #eating #ensuring

Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it. You didn't have a real partisan issue on those times that it was used. ↗

— Kent Conrad

#bush tax cuts #cuts #democratic #democrats #half

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. ↗

— Hans Selye

#our #reaction #stress #us

I think the Space Shuttle is worth one billion dollars a launch. I think that it is worth two billion dollars for what it does. I think the Shuttle is worth it for the work it does. ↗

— Pete Conrad

#does #dollars #i #i think #launch

The flight was extremely normal... for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting. ↗

— Pete Conrad

#extremely #first #flight #got #interesting

Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique. ↗

— Kevin Conroy

#easy #everyone #handed #handle #how

Everyone has a private self and a public self. ↗

— Kevin Conroy

#private #public #self

Our people have proven their desire for continuing with reforms. We complete the march today with those who have an honest patriotic desire for more progress and reform. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#continuing #desire #honest #march #more

For the first time in my life I was admitting defeat. ↗

— Christina Lauren

#ouch #sweet #beauty