#sit

The American people elected us here to cut spending so we can create an environment for jobs in America. The House has acted. We have demonstrated that we want to see spending, discretionary spending, brought down to levels of 2008. We've seen no counteraction. We have seen no position that has been expressed by the other side at all. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#america #american #american people #been #brought

You must in all Airs follow the strength, spirit, and disposition of the horse, and do nothing against nature; for art is but to set nature in order, and nothing else. ↗

— William Cavendish

#airs #art #disposition #else #follow

An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object of the Expedition under my command, my duty was to lessen this difficulty as much as possible. ↗

— Henry Morton Stanley

#carriers #command #difficulty #duty #expedition

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#between #confines #darkness #empires #everlasting

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#diamond #dust #heaven #jewels

Necessity dispenseth with decorum. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#necessity

When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps. ↗

— Laura Carmichael

#helps #i #often #situation #think

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#about #busy #conquer #fear #get

I had developed a sitcom with UPN, but it wasn't picked up. ↗

— Charisma Carpenter

#had #i #picked #sitcom #up

The Secret Intelligence Service I knew occupied dusky suites of little rooms opposite St James's Park Tube station in London. ↗

— John le Carre

#intelligence #james #knew #little #london