#resent

I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California. ↗

— Cobi Jones

#angeles #been #california #city #cup

I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession. ↗

— Nafisa Joseph

#book #closed #eyes #focused #gandhi

My relationship with the journalists who covered the campaign was complicated. I often hid from the critical eye of their cameras and their omnipresent digital recorders, wary of the critique implicit in every captured moment. But I also grew to respect and understand their passion for their work, their love for the journey we were sharing. ↗

— Alexandra Kerry

#cameras #campaign #captured #complicated #covered

The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people. ↗

— Hamid Karzai

#hearts #holy #holy book #humiliation #implanted

I represent all the enlightened people in this country, and that's a fine thing to be able to do. It infuriates my opponents when I say this, but it is true. ↗

— Helen Suzman

#country #enlightened #fine #fine thing #i

When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#characters #chinese #composed #crisis #danger

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#change #future #law #life #look

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#aside #fast #future #hold #into

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#choose #chosen #cost #freedom #full

Just last week, I was successful in passing two bi-partisan amendments through the House of Representatives that aim to address the even larger problem of cracking down on countries who export the materials to create meth into the United States. ↗

— Mark Kennedy

#aim #countries #cracking #create #down