#ratio

We want to support our troops because they didn't make the decision to go there... but I don't think it should be open-ended. We ought to have a benchmark where the administration has to come back and give us a report. ↗

— Edward Kennedy

#back #because #benchmark #come #decision

Sometimes we dream of things that we've always wanted--of things that we have been searching for our whole lives without knowing it...and other times we wake up and know what we have to do. I have to write...so I do. ↗

— Cassandra Giovanni

#writer #writing #writing-life #dreams

My pen.’ Funny, I wrote that without noticing. ‘The torch’, ‘the paper’, but ‘my pen’. That shows what writing means to me, I guess. My pen is a pipe from my heart to the paper. It’s about the most important thing I own. ↗

— John Marsden

#funny

That agony, that pain, that struggle, that rejection takes you to the place of grasping your dreams. ↗

— Euginia Herlihy

#dreams

This year, as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence, please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#america #anniversary #celebrate #country #dear

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#about #alone #business #cannot #capital

Do not ridicule my effort. Everybody likes a comedian’s company. That’s why they give them tips after watching the show, not their hard earned money for a mutual fund investment. Give him tips, not your heart. I guess you understand the difference. ↗

— Ravindra Shukla

#inspirational #love #philosophy #youth #beauty

The eighth gift is Imagination. May it nourish your visions and dreams. ↗

— Charlene Costanzo

#character-building #dreams #imagination #inspiration #self-worth

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching. ↗

— Edwin Moses

#i #injury #never #particular #preparation

If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you're going to have a musical comedy administration. ↗

— Robert Moses

#comedy #elect #going #idol #mayor