#representative

In addressing you I feel that I am not so much speaking to the representatives of diverse States of Europe and America as to the exponents of principles and hopes that are common to us all, and without which our life on earth would be a life without horizon or prospect. ↗

— Henry Campbell-Bannerman

#am #america #common #diverse #earth

In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation. ↗

— Peter DeFazio

#brew #breweries #craft #district #diversity

Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an air of superiority, the caste system in India and the people thinking that western things are better. ↗

— Anita Desai

#better #caste #characters #exist #india

At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives. ↗

— Earl Blumenauer

#american soldiers #bringing #cause #democracy #disgrace

We here in the North have for many years had a natural tendency to feel that when our representatives come together at an international meeting, we embark on the quest of mutual understanding and support. ↗

— Hjalmar Branting

#embark #feel #had #here #international

A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the Sardinian Parliament at Turin, seven being its fair share, calculated according to the population of the various cities and districts of the Sardinian kingdom. ↗

— John Bright

#ago #being #calculated #cities #city

There are whole precincts of voters in this country whose united intelligence does not equal that of one representative American woman. ↗

— Carrie Chapman Catt

#american woman #country #does #equal #intelligence

However, I must not indulge in homespun wisdom here before so distinguished an assembly, especially as I am to be followed by a representative of science. ↗

— Knut Hamsun

#assembly #before #distinguished #especially #followed

But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think I'm very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#been #births #born #consciousness #generation

Last month, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, which would provide training and assistance to unemployed veterans, and break down bureaucratic barriers preventing them from finding work. It's smart legislation that members of both parties support, and I'm pleased the Senate passed it. ↗

— Joe Heck

#assistance #barriers #both #break #bureaucratic