#refer

If the people should elect, they will never fail to prefer some man of distinguished character, or services; some man, if he might so speak of continental reputation. ↗

— Gouverneur Morris

#continental #distinguished #elect #fail #man

The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and a benchmark, a point of common discussion and an issue of universal scientific interest. ↗

— Simon Conway Morris

#benchmark #common #discussion #evolution #fossils

Look, the whole world wants to modernize, and when you look to what they mean by modernizing, they mean Americanize. Would a modern Greek prefer to live in Orange County than Piraeus? Yes. Absolutely. ↗

— Rupert Murdoch

#county #greek #live #look #mean

A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder. ↗

— Chester W. Nimitz

#because #costs #keep #much #paint

I much prefer touring to anything else. Studio work is great, and can be hugely satisfying, but live work has the excitement and the lifestyle that I love. ↗

— Gary Numan

#else #excitement #great #hugely #i

People always complain, 'you never invited me to your wedding', but I prefer casual weddings. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

#always #casual #complain #i #invited

I still favor alternatives to governmental race-based preferences. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#favor #governmental #i #preferences #still

We prefer that the leaders of the Iraqi armed forces do the honorable thing; stop fighting for a regime that does not deserve your loyalty. ↗

— Peter Pace

#armed forces #deserve #does #fighting #forces

A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#language #man #many #other #preferable

There are lots of great movies coming out of the U.S. but it's not something I've ever really been interested in. They're great films but I much prefer the smaller independent films, which are more thought provoking and experimental. ↗

— Billie Piper

#coming #ever #experimental #films #great