#system

We were the first urban school system in the country to wire all of our schools for the Internet. ↗

— Thomas Menino

#first #internet #our #school #school system

And under our system, much like you see in the U.K., of course, a party working with another party can form a coalition and govern the country. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#coalition #country #course #form #govern

It was a big decision to leave the system because many people said I would fail. ↗

— Li Na

#big #decision #fail #i #leave

If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not acceptable. ↗

— Don Nickles

#against #any #ballistic #being #believe

Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people. ↗

— Edward Norton

#basically #century #conservation #dealing #ecosystems

In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of compassion.' On the other hand, there still exists in many parts of the U.S., if not nationally, an attitude towards the concept of justice which can only be described as a 'culture of vengeance.' ↗

— Keith O'Brien

#compassion #concept #cultivated #culture #described

It was a lack of system that made the '30s Depression as inevitable as all others previously suffered. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

#inevitable #lack #made #others #previously

I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#against #constitutional #critical #criticism #decisions

My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#around #comparison #court #nations #occupies

But that is the only thing that slows me down is the system. No one, two or three was big enough to slow me down, only the system. It was the system that slowed me down to make my numbers fall. Not because I am older. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#because #big #big enough #down #enough