#orc

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks. ↗

— Ron Silver

#attacks #concessions #east #face #forced

The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#claim #culture #deepest #derive #existence

The biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#divorce #financial #life #marriage #reason

I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.' So I pick up the phone and I call people. ↗

— Richard Simmons

#am #call #day #dear #divorced

Ultimately, China may use force to push for unification with Taiwan, a scenario we all must work to prevent. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#force #may #must #prevent #push

I was a good sight reader and I could sing two or three of these jingles a day. An orchestra would come in for half an hour, and then the singers would come in and knock 'em out, and go on to the next one. I was the voice of Budweiser and Almond Joy. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#could #day #go #good #half

I was in the Air Force and was a boom operator (in-flight refueling). I got my comedy start in the Air Force. ↗

— Sinbad

#air force #boom #comedy #force #got

I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real. ↗

— Peter Singer

#especially #europe #force #forces #i

Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#behind #capitalism #dynamic #force #historically

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount. ↗

— B. F. Skinner

#amount #carried #important #more #out