#own

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one. ↗

— Sam Rayburn

#barn #build #carpenter #down #good

We have seen that in this country in the last few years, particularly on Wall Street, with the rise of the old human frailty of greed. This occurs when people begin to serve only their own needs to the detriment of everyone else. ↗

— Lee R. Raymond

#country #detriment #else #everyone #few

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success. ↗

— Herbert Read

#early #essential #even #experiences #first

The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars. ↗

— John H. Reagan

#five #millions #millions of dollars #near #now

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#eliminate #existence #far #need #own

Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#because #beyond #each #ever #further

We had no sleep or days off or anything like that and then, when the band became big, Hendrix became a star and looked down at us lot. ↗

— Noel Redding

#band #became #big #days #down

I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#big #control #exercise #factor #i

I worked with my parents on the stage in production numbers since I was 4, but I never really gave much thought to being a performer on my own until I was 12 or 13. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#gave #i #much #my own #never

My audience are the same people who bought my albums years ago. These people are now married, with their own homes, their own families. If I'm in concert, I get people now who bring their kids. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#albums #audience #bought #bring #concert