#rita

The Irish move to a very low corporation tax has generated very significant revenue growth, considerably in excess of Britain's, where a slower economy has been combined with a number of stealth taxes. ↗

— John Redwood

#britain #combined #considerably #corporation #economy

I can see why many Southerners, black ones in particular, don't like the implication that Southernness and the Confederate heritage are one and the same, because they're not. On the other hand, there are people who want to extirpate that completely and want folks to spit on the graves of their ancestors. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#because #black #completely #confederate #folks

There is always a secret irritation about a laugh into which we cannot join. ↗

— Agnes Repplier

#always #cannot #into #irritation #join

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. ↗

— David Rockefeller

#corporate #giving #much #nature #philanthropic

Just like Tim Robbins is very political - and obviously, Arnold Schwarzenegger must be - I want to be able to have this public personality that's considered authoritative. ↗

— Christy Romano

#arnold #arnold schwarzenegger #authoritative #considered #i

No, people back home don't realize why there is this kind of need for heroes in America at the moment. People in Britain don't really understand what's going on here. They don't understand why Camp X-ray exists. ↗

— Jon Ronson

#back #britain #camp #exists #going

We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

#face #great #great britain #honestly #must

Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#differences #direct #direct proportion #friends #irritating

Our workforce is very co-operative, very flexible, easy to work with and one of the big selling points. The idea that Britain is still back in the labour market of the '70s is utterly bizarre. ↗

— Vince Cable

#big #bizarre #britain #co-operative #easy

Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to. ↗

— Joe Chung

#authoritarian #democracy #rarely #state #those