#rage

The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and encourages the hope of their early civilization. They have for the most part abandoned the hunter state and turned their attention to agricultural pursuits. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#agricultural #apart #attention #civilization #condition

We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity. ↗

— Barbara de Angelis

#courage #find #live #lives #need

There's something about music that encourages people to want to know more about the person that made it, and where it was recorded, what year it was done, what they were listening to, and all this kind of stuff. There's something that invites all this obsessive behavior. ↗

— David Byrne

#behavior #done #encourages #invites #kind

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice. ↗

— James Callaghan

#advice #against #courage #expert #leader

But I contend that if we're providing total medical coverage for every man, woman, and child in Iraq, shouldn't we at least be doing the same thing for every man, woman, and child in the United States? ↗

— Tony Campolo

#contend #coverage #doing #every #every man

I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. I treasure it in the sense that I believe it's a path of great courage. It can also be the path of the foolhardy and the compulsive. ↗

— Jane Campion

#believe #compulsive #courage #dangerously #ends

I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#conclusion #courage #great #i #moral

In my old age, I have been thinking about this, and I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#age #also #been #conclusion #courage

The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority. ↗

— Russ Carnahan

#american #american people #approval #deal #every

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#average #average person #between #capacity #devote