#port

The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence, and pressuring U.S. financial markets and institutions. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#affected #business #confidence #consumer #consumer confidence

I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks. ↗

— Bernardo Bertolucci

#culture #export #guns #i #tanks

So the actual privilege is that you can then take time off - and if you don't, you're a fool. You're earning all this money to support children whom you then don't see, which is absurd. ↗

— Paul Bettany

#actual #children #earning #fool #money

We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

#better #bit #customer #customers #day

Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community. ↗

— Joe Biden

#again #american #american spirit #attack #blood

The Pledge of Allegiance is an important expression of our shared values, and it should be preserved in its current form. I fully support the Pledge of Allegiance and urge my colleagues to do the same. ↗

— Judy Biggert

#colleagues #current #current form #expression #form

Golf is a good walk spoiled. ↗

— Mark Twain

#golf #good #spoiled #walk

Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer] ↗

— Michael Lewis

#sports #statistics #art

Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator. ↗

— Antonio Gaudi

#collaborate #creator #laws #look #nature

It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths. ↗