#taking

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#care #government #happy #labours #must

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#consolidation #corruption #country #course #destruction

I still have nightmares about taking tests. ↗

— Bruce Jenner

#i #nightmares #still #taking #tests

Times have been tough, the economy has been tough. But I want to bring forward a fantastic manifesto for taking the city forwards. ↗

— Boris Johnson

#bring #city #economy #fantastic #forward

Taking part in these types of programs is crucial to our youth and crucial to the future of this game. ↗

— Troy Vincent

#future #game #our #part #programs

I love making people laugh and feel good, and that's awesome and special for me to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing. ↗

— Dwayne Johnson

#ass #awesome #being #business #care

I have been taking my daily walk round the island, and visited the sugar mill and the threshing mill again. ↗

— Fanny Kemble

#been #daily #i #island #mill

The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future is by taking signals from the past, most the time. ↗

— Kevin Kelly

#future #most #organisms #organizations #past

So if we are really concerned about generating more taxes, we ought to be investing in our people, not taking away the kinds of resources that contribute to their ability to become greater taxpayers in this country. ↗

— Patrick J. Kennedy

#about #away #become #concerned #contribute

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#action #atmosphere #combination #perfect #place