#stood

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#good #i #jazz #later #mainstream

Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

#century #could #george #human #human race

As population susceptibilities are better understood, we will be in a better position than we are in today to make informed decisions about risk management. ↗

— Samuel Wilson

#better #better understood #decisions #informed #make

I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.' ↗

— Steven Wright

#around #burned #candle #down #everyone

Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others. ↗

— Martha Beck

#connects #creativity #discover #others #think

We were thus led to organize ourselves, as men who had fought the war together, in order to support those statesmen who had truly understood the lessons of that World War, thus attempting to prevent its recurrence. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#fought #had #led #lessons #men

You do stand alone sometimes. But my mother stood by me through all this. ↗

— Morris Dees

#me #mother #sometimes #stand #stood

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. ↗

— C. Wright Mills

#both #history #individual #life #neither

Do you know, Michael, he was - he touched the hearts of many people around the world. That's important. That's why the world cried when he passed because they understood him. ↗

— Jermaine Jackson

#because #cried #do you know #hearts #him

The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it. ↗

— Murray Kempton

#beauty #best #commitment #incapable #lasting