#pta

The problem with temptation is that you may not get another chance. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

#problems #temptation #temptation

The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems. ↗

— Jane Byrne

#ask #give #government #more #much

But you don't always get what you want;,you get what you get ↗

— Anne Lamott

#desire #get #life #want #wish

Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws. ↗

— Stuart Chase

#attitude #laws #natural #natural laws #rejection

Oh, that's great. That way, when things have quieted down, and we come up for air, or money, or re-supply, we'll get a nice explosive package from him that says "so nice to see you again" in a way that only multi-megaton yields can. -Captain Tagon ↗

— Howard Tayler

#explosives #humour #mercenaries #sarcasm #money

The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory. ↗

— Jeff Cooper

#cannot #cases #citizen #development #even

Learn this from me. Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#anger #rage #serenity #anger

Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy. ↗

— Mike DeWine

#before #broad #case #judges #need

I do everything I think possible or acceptable to escape from this trap. ↗

— Jacques Derrida

#escape #everything #i #i do #i think

If I were to say you are crazy, what part of that would you find unacceptable? ↗

— Daisy Donovan

#find #i #part #say #unacceptable