#presented

Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#character #desirable #diversity #great #intellectual

When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is. ↗

— Phylicia Rashad

#am #good #good work #i #i am

Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces. ↗

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

#alliance #almost #also #between #defence

I was strongly encouraged by a science teacher who took an interest in me and presented me with a key to the laboratory to allow me to work whenever I wanted. ↗

— Frederick Reines

#encouraged #i #interest #key #laboratory

I have 5 children of my own. They are bilingual, like most second and third generations. But they speak primarily in English and they couldn't find anything on television that represented who they are in this country. ↗

— Robert Rodriguez

#bilingual #children #country #english #find

In the laws of the land, she has no rights; in government she has no voice. And in spite of another principle recognized in this Republic, namely, that 'taxation without representation is tyranny,' she is taxed without being represented. ↗

— Ernestine Rose

#being #government #land #laws #namely

I've always felt a little misrepresented in the world. ↗

— Adam Levine

#felt #i #little #misrepresented #world

George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#biological #blair #bush #chemical #claimed

I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#dominance #government #i #i think #latin

I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians. ↗

— Johnny Rotton

#haven #i #left #like #misrepresented