#roads

The Negro people of America... have cut our forests, tilled our fields, built our railroads, fought our battles, and in all of their trials they have manifested a simple faith, a grateful heart, a cheerful spirit, and an undivided loyalty . ↗

— Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

#battles #built #cheerful #cut #faith

The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

#back #everyday #greed #headlines #kindness

By 2050, the Australian population is expected to grow from 22 million to 36 million. That increase alone will put huge pressure on our towns and our cities. We will need more homes, more roads, more rail lines, more hospitals, more schools, just to accommodate so many Australians. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#alone #australian #australians #cities #expected

One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#become #creates #decision #definition #domain

Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It's an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

#become #before #canals #internet #later

I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change. ↗

— Liev Schreiber

#change #crossroads #ever #i #i think

Young people don't want to be second to anyone. Everyone wants to be an overnight star. Look how many years I had to wait, how many roads I had to travel, how many songs I had to sing. And now I'm just beginning, never ending. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#beginning #ending #everyone #had #how

There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#lead #many #name #nobody #roads

Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination. ↗

— Swami Sivananda

#destination #direct #does #domain #eternal

I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#construction #i #i do #object #rail