#ow

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. ↗

— John Adams

#beyond #comprehension #great #power #soul

The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. ↗

— John Adams

#away #considered #declaration #effect #glory

'Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip. ↗

— Scott Adams

#downsizing #during #job #job security #major

I would sometimes sit in a crowded restaurant, and say, 'You know, I'm the only person in this restaurant who can't draw.' ↗

— Scott Adams

#draw #i #know #only #person

The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses. ↗

— Diane Wood

#adapt #build #could #create #document

Now being in such grace and favor by reason I learned him some points of geometry and understanding of the art of mathematics with other things, I pleased him so that what I said he would not contrary. ↗

— William Adams

#being #contrary #favor #geometry #grace

I don't know if younger poets read a lot of, you know, the poets - the established poets. There was a lot of pretty boring stuff to sort of put up with and to add to, to make something vital from. ↗

— Robert Adamson

#boring #established #i #know #lot

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#flowers #good #humanity #inconceivable #life

Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#both #forget #give #men #old

Some men are so willing to know their future, but unwilling to face the fear of their own death. ↗

— Toba Beta

#gift #knowing-the-future #death