#pre

But they were going to war anyway and they were going to bully and pressure countries to vote for it. ↗

— Clare Short

#bully #countries #going #pressure #vote

I think the good old British democracy should keep scrutinising and pressing to get the truth out. ↗

— Clare Short

#democracy #get #good #i #i think

You always gotta be on time, an hour ahead of everything. You always gotta be prepared. ↗

— Beanie Sigel

#always #be prepared #everything #gotta #hour

As long as my sixth graders showed an average improvement of five years, the principal and district pretty much left me alone to create my own curriculum and teach whatever I wanted. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#average #create #curriculum #district #five

...in the unique case of a country’s geographic position, it is difficult to consider this factor as anything other than a cause, unless we assume that in prehistoric times peoples migrated to climates that fit their concepts of power distance, which is rather far-fetched. ↗

— Geert Hofstede

#funny #prehistory #travel #funny

Being pregnant was the healthiest I've ever been in my life. Except for the cupcakes. ↗

— Ashlee Simpson

#being #being pregnant #ever #except #healthiest

I'm an artist, and I go in the studio and make my music. And then I'll give it to my dad and he does what he does. And he does, you know, the press, and figuring out shows and whatnot. When it comes to my artistic freedom, he doesn't, like, step on my toes or anything. ↗

— Ashlee Simpson

#artist #artistic #comes #dad #does

Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct species, and even for groups that are most readily preserved and found as fossils they can never expect to find more than a fraction. ↗

— George G. Simpson

#earth #even #expect #extinct #extremely

I'd be stupid not to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ because it was tough out there and I was nervous, and I felt his presence all day. ↗

— Webb Simpson

#because #christ #day #felt #his

It's just amazing that there are so many prejudices even now. ↗

— Ione Skye

#even #even now #just #many #now