#sure

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. ↗

— Booker T. Washington

#i #i have learned #learned #life #measured

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. ↗

— George Washington

#authorized #congress #constitution #declaring #expedition

Dancers are kept in a perpetual state of pre-puberty, and for young girls in particular, that type of pressure breeds insecurities. ↗

— Mia Wasikowska

#dancers #insecurities #kept #particular #perpetual

I stole a piece of the chess set on the first film. I took a piece of the treasure out of Bellatrix's vault on this film. And I've taken my wand and I've got my cloak. ↗

— Emma Watson

#chess #cloak #film #first #got

Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness. ↗

— James D. Watson

#competitiveness #degree #fostering #freedom #give

I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#based #because #color #day #ever

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#oklahoma #perform #pressure #quarterback #under

The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#each #faith #government #government programs #great

I want to make sure my family's straight. ↗

— Lil Wayne

#i #make #straight #sure #want

By and large we have got to find the good leaders to work with to make sure that we build the strength in these communities. Simply issuing edicts from Canberra isn't going to solve issues on the APY lands. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#canberra #communities #find #going #good