#rote

Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#experience #flavor #fought #life #never

From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives. ↗

— Laura Miller

#big #big difference #cares #city #city hall

When I was a teenager, I thought how great it would be if only I could write novels in English. I had the feeling that I would be able to express my emotions so much more directly than if I wrote in Japanese. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#could #directly #emotions #english #express

Madly, futilely, I wrote novel after novel, eight in all, that failed to find a publisher. I persisted because for me the novel was the supreme literary form - not just one among many, not a relic of the past, but the way we communicate to one another the subtlest truths about this business of living. ↗

— William Nicholson

#after #among #another #because #business

If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not acceptable. ↗

— Don Nickles

#against #any #ballistic #being #believe

The job of the government isn't to go around and try and make people sacrifice, it's to try and make people free. The reason why we have a national defense is to protect our freedoms. ↗

— Grover Norquist

#defense #free #freedoms #go #government

Twenty-five years ago, I created the Taxpayer Protection Pledge at the federal level. Then I brought it to the state and local level. About 97 percent of the Republicans in the House and 85 percent in the Senate have signed on, and the number of candidates who have taken the pledge is even higher. It's become a party position. ↗

— Grover Norquist

#ago #become #brought #candidates #created

In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was a dozen years ago. I still feel that way. I think he changed the world for the better for my children and my children's children. ↗

— Oliver North

#better #book #changed #children #dozen

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment. ↗

— Gale Norton

#better #environment #help #how #initiative

It was psychobabbler Abraham Maslow who wrote of the phenomena of self-actualization. What Maslow failed to grasp is that reaching true self-actualization can only be ultimately achieved when you have your own brand of ammunition. ↗

— Ted Nugent

#achieved #ammunition #brand #failed #grasp