#prima

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#people #primarily #themselves

A political race today, even a primary, is $150 million. The whole political system has become obscene in terms of the absurd amount of money that is required to compete. Just put it on ESPN and call it a sporting event. ↗

— Mike Huckabee

#amount #become #call #compete #espn

The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was that I dodged games for two complete years and was well through the third year before they discovered that I had completely avoided all games. ↗

— John Hume

#achievement #achievements #avoided #before #complete

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese government to do what governments primarily exist to do, protect their citizens. ↗

— Tom Allen

#attempt #attention #citizens #continued #darfur

The primary motive for good care and good use of the land-community is always going to be affection, which is too often lacking. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#always #care #going #good #lacking

What is the primary purpose of a political leader? To build a majority. If voters care about parking lots, then talk about parking lots. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#build #care #leader #lots #majority

I view myself primarily as a trial lawyer who happens to be writing, as opposed to a writer who happens to be a trial lawyer, so the audience is like a jury to me. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#happens #i #jury #lawyer #like

If you're honest with yourself, you're going to find out whether you truly love America, or whether your primary allegiance is to the Republican party. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#america #find #going #honest #love

I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates. ↗

— Angela Carter

#angels #culture #high #higher #i

Ignorance is the primary source of all misery and vice. ↗

— Victor Cousin

#misery #primary #primary source #source #vice