#stand

What can we put into the hands of people under oppressive regimes to help them? For me, a big part of it is information, knowledge - the ability to defeat propaganda by understanding it. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#big #defeat #hands #help #information

The infinite faith I have in people's ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior. ↗

— Alice Walker

#always #anything #been #behavior #faith

Our goal should be to understand our differences. ↗

— James D. Watson

#goal #our #should #understand

If we pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, Islamic jihadism is on the rise. And they continue, as we see in Lebanon, to seek to destroy the State of Israel and seek to drive America back and bring us to our knees. We must stand tall and straight. ↗

— Zach Wamp

#back #bring #continue #destroy #drive

Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom. ↗

— Zack Wamp

#armed forces #best #critical #ensure #forces

My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life. ↗

— Patrick Warburton

#actor #best #bring #character #job

As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by. ↗

— Fred Ward

#asked #certain #fairly #fun #guys

The personal contact is a personal thing. The fact that some people don't know their neighbors, I don't think that technology is at fault. You don't lose anything with technology. You gain other avenues of understanding. ↗

— John Warnock

#avenues #contact #fact #fault #gain

It was really strange to see all these apes standing around eating popcorn, smoking, wearing sunglasses. ↗

— Estella Warren

#eating #popcorn #really #see #smoking

Many writers secretly long to be performers. You always get the 'if you weren't a writer' question. I would be a back-up singer, to stand in the back and go like 'do, do, do.' ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#back #back-up #get #go #i