#rounds

In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the civilisation which surrounds him is a rare exception in the history of the world. ↗

— Henry James Sumner Maine

#citizen #civilisation #difficult #europe #evidence

Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those which may rightfully claim for themselves the privilege of the highest admiration. ↗

— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

#admittedly #claim #great #grounds #highest

I like a good mono track, it's right up front. I don't need all the surrounds telling me there are birds in the neighbourhood. ↗

— Sam Raimi

#front #good #i #like #me

For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together. ↗

— Bob Riley

#beliefs #binds #cherishing #differences #focused

This is something I've always wanted to do- to skate through a part of New York City that thousands of people ride through every week, feeling the energy of one of the original stomping grounds of street skating. ↗

— Ryan Sheckler

#city #energy #every #feeling #grounds

First of all it's usually women who run these higher primate sanctuaries, rarely men. They are white. They come from privileged backgrounds. They are educated. ↗

— Russell Banks

#come #educated #first #first of all #higher

Tom Arnold and I, we have a huge firefight scene on top of a German tank. I get to shoot 50 caliber rounds. We shoot a helicopter out of the sky. That's the only fight I'm in. ↗

— Anthony Anderson

#caliber #fight #fight scene #german #get

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but an even greater achievement is that we have turned all of that variety and diversity into unity. ↗

— Lamar Alexander

#backgrounds #country #different #different backgrounds #diversity

In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage. ↗

— Robert Anderson

#divorce #every #find #grounds #marriage

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time. ↗

— Aristotle

#also #angry #feels #grounds #length