#rot

My sense of a poem - my notion of how you revise - is: you get yourself into a state where what you are intensely conscious of is not why you wrote it or how you wrote it, but what you wrote. ↗

— Philip Levine

#get #how #intensely #into #notion

Our purpose, as we face these challenges, remains clear - fair and orderly markets that allow for efficient capital formation, while protecting the interests of investors. ↗

— Arthur Levitt

#capital #challenges #clear #efficient #face

I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert. ↗

— Monica Lewinsky

#buffet #correct #dessert #did #expect

In the democratic western countries so-called capitalism leads a saturnalia of "freedom," like a bastard brother of reform. ↗

— Wyndham Lewis

#capitalism #countries #democratic #freedom #leads

There will be a competition for the memorial. And then it can be developed with trees, with planting. It can become a very beautiful place protected from the streets, because it is below. And it can be something very moving and very private. ↗

— Daniel Libeskind

#beautiful place #because #become #below #competition

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything. ↗

— Cory Lidle

#i #learned #matter #me #over

Every day, first responders put their own lives on the line to ensure our safety. The least we can do is make sure they have the tools to protect and serve their communities. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#day #ensure #every #every day #first

I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#borders #divides #i #i believe #i believe that

Some in my party threaten to send a message that they don't know a just war when they see it, and more broadly that they're not prepared to use our military strength to protect our security and the cause of freedom. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#cause #freedom #just #know #message

We must not condemn to frustration those whose job it is to protect us by failing to provide them with the necessary resources to meet the threats they face. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#face #failing #frustration #job #meet