#rely

Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what is merely a matter of well being. ↗

— John Grierson

#between #conflicts #disguised #distinction #distort

People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them. ↗

— Philip Guedalla

#conclusions #jump #people #rarely #them

As I said in my state of the state address, we can no longer rely on gaming and sales taxes to pay our way. Indian gaming next door in California is eroding our major industry in Nevada. ↗

— Kenny Guinn

#california #door #eroding #gaming #i

I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments. ↗

— William Hague

#believe #change #climate #climate change #commitments

I don't think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy. ↗

— Bernard Haitink

#ever #happy #house #i #make

The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner. ↗

— Margaret Halsey

#dinner #english #face #merely #never

In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#aim #cured #either #equally #fire

Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so. ↗

— Chico Hamilton

#because #being #desire #i #luckily

As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen. ↗

— Marvin Hamlisch

#calming #composer #desire #down #energy

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#because #champion #defer #i #i am