#sm

The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#great ones #indicates #indifference #inversion #matters

Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be wrong. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#fortifies #more #nothing #scepticism #some

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#enthusiasm #reason #tempered

The expansion of tobacco cessation centers is an important part of our historic and continuing effort to help smokers quit. The expansion of these centers will give even more New Yorkers the help they need to quit once and for all. ↗

— George Pataki

#cessation #continuing #effort #even #expansion

We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations but also for small business. ↗

— George Pataki

#business #corporations #economic #economic times #going

Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on. ↗

— Ann Patchett

#bad #bad review #criticism #crushing #either

I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and being sold purely as a brand. ↗

— Jason Patric

#blatant #brand #business #celebrity #exhibitionism

Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts wasn't one of them. He's a fine fellow and a great salesman, but as governor he was more interested in having the job than doing it. ↗

— Deval Patrick

#doing #fellow #fine #fixed #governor

I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether or not to attend the PS 99 reunion, although I certainly anticipated that I would not; it smelled like death, not youth. ↗

— John Thorn

#anticipated #attend #background #certainly #contemplated

The challenge we have in the war on terrorism is looking around for those pieces that matter and trying to fit them together. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

#challenge #fit #looking #matter #pieces