#or

Black reporters are as capable of racism as anyone else. ↗

— Julian Bond

#black #capable #else #racism #reporters

I was a Georgia state legislator for a great many years. ↗

— Julian Bond

#great #i #legislator #many #state

The war in Iraq has as much to do with terrorism as the administration has to do with compassion. ↗

— Julian Bond

#compassion #iraq #much #terrorism #war

As the Senator from Vermont was kind enough to note, I did have the experience of being commander in chief of our National Guard in Missouri for 8 years. ↗

— Kit Bond

#chief #commander #did #enough #experience

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#deceit #deception #fable #fake #false

I pointed out on the floor last year, after Hurricane Katrina, we were very proud that one of our National Guard engineering battalions was called to Louisiana. And they did a magnificent job. ↗

— Kit Bond

#battalions #called #did #engineering #floor

It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy. ↗

— Kit Bond

#cannot #century #companies #compete #economy

No one who knows my personal situation would think I am not sympathetic to the needs of the active forces. ↗

— Kit Bond

#am #forces #i #i am #knows

Our ports are owned by local governments who are responsible for the ports. It is the Coast Guard and Customs that provide security. The federal government will never outsource our security. ↗

— Kit Bond

#coast guard #customs #federal #federal government #government

Remember, we know the end of the story of World War II and the Cold War. But day by day, living in fear of the Nazis and then in fear of the Soviets, the outcome was by no means certain. ↗

— Kit Bond

#cold #cold war #day #end #fear