#ovid

Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate for other EU members. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#during #engine #eu #europe #important

The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized; its terms of reference call for providing amnesty for those who cooperate in telling the truth. It does not lead to prosecution. ↗

— Jose Ramos-Horta

#been #call #commission #cooperate #criticized

Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil! ↗

— Victor Hugo

#blessed be #child #devil #doll #each

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self. ↗

— Ted Hughes

#being #communion #connection #deeper #fishing

When completed, the budget must provide the services we have promised to our constituents. ↗

— Jane D. Hull

#completed #constituents #must #our #promised

Who knows what technology will emerge in the next five years, let alone 20. Yet the education we provide our children now is supposed to last for decades. We cannot train them for jobs that do not even exist yet, but we can provide them with the minds and tools they'll need to adapt to our ever-changing set of circumstances. ↗

— Jim Hunt

#alone #cannot #children #circumstances #decades

Having decisions made not in midnight deals but in the light of objective evidence and after consulting those who will be affected should itself provide some reassurance that the EU is trying to reform itself. ↗

— John Hutton

#after #consulting #deals #decisions #eu

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future. ↗

— Joseph Joubert

#mistrust #must #past #present #provide

'Detroit 1-8-7' - the numbers are police slang for murder - is filmed in that blue-collar Michigan city, providing a flavor of authenticity. Detroit offers a unique visual landscape that tells the story of the city and what it's been through. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#been #blue-collar #city #detroit #filmed

The Violence Against Women Act is so important. It provides money to train the cop on the beat, to train the judges that this is a new day, that we won't tolerate this violence and to know how to deal with it. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#act #against #beat #cop #day