#strain

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint. ↗

— Lewis H. Lapham

#athletic #both #burdens #character #consists

After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#could #cut #harm #little #might

Marriages are under strain today in terms of economics. There are social cross-currents. We see failed marriages. But it is not under attack by our gay and lesbian citizens. ↗

— Earl Blumenauer

#citizens #economics #failed #gay #lesbian

If we're going to talk about economic fairness, or about fairness, one of the most pressing economic issues facing families, seniors, and job creators in Missouri and across America is the strain of skyrocketing gas prices. ↗

— Roy Blunt

#across #america #creators #economic #economic issues

Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#constraints #euphoric #everything #freedom #gone

The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power. ↗

— James Bovard

#agents #child #child support #daily #daily lives

I think people should have the legal right to hurt themselves without fearing that they're going to get locked up for doing so. But on a personal level, if someone I loved was hurting himself or herself in front of me, I would, of course, try to restrain them. ↗

— Chester Brown

#doing #fearing #front #get #going

Hip Hop has become real constrained. The creative juices and creative flows have been diminished. ↗

— Grandmaster Flash

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It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor. ↗

— Christine Gregoire

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Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations. ↗

— Chuck Hagel

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