#serve

It is only too clear that man is not at home in this universe, and yet he is not good enough to deserve a better. ↗

— Perry Miller

#clear #deserve #enough #good #home

We have found that morals are not, like bacon, to be cured by hanging; nor, like wine, to be improved by sea voyages; nor, like honey, to be preserved in cells. ↗

— William Taylor

#cells #cured #found #hanging #honey

There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live. ↗

— Moliere

#deserve #folk #like #live #lives

I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want. ↗

— Eleanor Mondale

#being #camera #fun #i #i can

All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#beneficial #destroy #learning #mankind #never

I always had a powerful serve. It's one of the best in women's tennis. It's very good to have a weapon like that. ↗

— Li Na

#best #good #had #i #i always

If the undocumented have to work hard to attain citizenship, those of us who already are citizens should have to work hard to sustain it. We should all have to serve more, vote more, build more, and do more for our country. ↗

— Eric Liu

#attain #build #citizens #citizenship #country

We all want merit to mean something, and we all may be tempted to reduce that meaning to something measurable and concrete like an SAT score. The reality, though, is that who deserves entry into an institution depends on what the institution exists to do. ↗

— Eric Liu

#depends #deserves #entry #exists #institution

Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright citizenship is that some people deserve it and some do not - that the status shouldn't be handed out automatically. Frankly, that's a premise worth considering. ↗

— Eric Liu

#birth #birthright #citizenship #considering #deserve

At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted. ↗

— Jon Lovitz

#certain point #deserve #fame #get #good