#stand

A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!' ↗

— William F. Buckley, Jr.

#conservative #fellow #history #standing #stop

We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.' ↗

— Warren Buffett

#actively #believe #calling #engages #institutions

But let there be no misunderstanding. The war against terror is every bit as important as our fight against fascism in World War II. Or our struggle against the spread of Communism during the Cold War. ↗

— Jim Bunning

#bit #cold #cold war #communism #during

Everything that I'm attempting to do is based on my understanding of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and what he wanted for his people. ↗

— Louis Farrakhan

#based #elijah #everything #his #honorable

Because as a youngster I longed to see the Black man free and I longed to see anyone stand up for us. ↗

— Louis Farrakhan

#because #black #free #i #longed

With European powers no new subjects of difficulty have arisen, and those which were under discussion, although not terminated, do not present a more unfavorable aspect for the future preservation of that good understanding which it has ever been our desire to cultivate. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#arisen #aspect #been #cultivate #desire

I probably wouldn't make a good accountant. I don't even understand what my accountant tells me. But the character is a sort of exaggerated version of me, he's a little more frightened than I am, everything seems so much bigger to him than it does to me. ↗

— Matthew Broderick

#am #bigger #character #does #even

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything. ↗

— Agnetha Faltskog

#approval #disapproval #empty #end #exactly

Part of me has certainly been motivated by wanting to take a stand against the restrictions that made Mother give up so much. ↗

— Susan Faludi

#been #certainly #give #made #me

I can't talk about anything or write about anything if I don't understand it. So a lot of the stuff that I go through and a lot of the time that I spend is understanding. ↗

— Alton Brown

#anything #go #i #lot #spend