#practic

Americans spend much of their adult lives paying taxes in various forms. We should end this practice of paying a tax that is triggered only by debt. ↗

— Jennifer Dunn

#debt #end #forms #lives #much

America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least, we used to. ↗

— Larry Elder

#america #call #capitalism #consequences #failure

One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good. ↗

— Abe Lemons

#clean #clean living #day #good #like

I think that New York is the city of all cities. There is so much diversity there. I also like that when I go there, I can catch a play or musical and see some of the most talented people practicing their craft. ↗

— Kevin Johnson

#catch #cities #city #craft #diversity

Money is not our primary aim. Changing the behavior and the practice of the gun industry is. ↗

— Marc Morial

#behavior #changing #gun #industry #money

There he is, in the fading light, certain of what he wants, certain of her. If Gillian were speaking to her sister, or more correctly, if Sally were speaking to her, Gillian would draw her over to the window to get a look. Isn't he beautiful? That's what she would have said if she and Sally had been talking. I wish I deserved him, she would have whispered into her sister's ear. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#beauty

In the NFL, every practice could make or break you. If you dropped one ball, you'd worry about getting cut. ↗

— Darren Flutie

#ball #break #could #cut #dropped

We had a great group of guys when I was there, five of us, I think. It's a great competition. Every practice was hard. I think that's helped us a lot, everybody that was there. ↗

— Peter Forsberg

#every #everybody #five #great #group

I've always mistrusted that sort o' learning as leaves folks foolish and unreasonable about business. ↗

— George Eliot

#practicality #business

The smartest thing I did in law school: asking my future wife to go out dancing with me. The smartest thing I did when practicing law: quitting. The smartest thing I've done in writing: following my own head and writing what I wanted to write, and nothing but. ↗

— Ben Fountain

#dancing #did #done #following #future