#strengthen

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency - the belief that the here and now is all there is. ↗

— Allan Bloom

#books #both #failure #fatal #good

It has been an interesting road, but I wouldn't trade any of it for the world, because I feel like all of those instances in my life I felt molded me and strengthened me and made me who I am. ↗

— Drew Brees

#any #because #been #feel #felt

This means that the search for a formula of European cooperation in connection with the League of Nations, far from weakening the authority of this latter must and can only tend to strengthen it, for it is closely connected with its aims. ↗

— Aristide Briand

#authority #closely #connected #connection #cooperation

It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it's also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures. ↗

— Horst Koehler

#against #also #between #cultures #dialogue

Today, bilateral relations with Britain are excellent, with cooperation in many areas and both countries continuing to work on strengthening these ties. ↗

— Hassanal Bolkiah

#bilateral #both #britain #continuing #cooperation

The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite. ↗

— John Conyers

#done #exact #exact opposite #four #grants

The first priority of any serious program against poverty is to strengthen the male role in poor families. ↗

— George Gilder

#any #families #first #male #poor

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts. ↗

— John Keats

#intellect #make #make up #means #mind

Social Security is a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations. ↗

— Diane Watson

#future generations #generations #preserved #program #security

There's no conscious plan here; my whole life in politics as a state legislator and in Congress has been about strengthening the middle class. ↗

— Peter Welch

#been #class #congress #conscious #here