#ted

My mother was a single working mother; she started having children very young. There was a tension inside her about who she wanted to be and what she wanted to do and how she couldn't achieve the things she wanted to. ↗

— Natalie Merchant

#achieve #children #having #having children #her

The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd. ↗

— Natalie Merchant

#fascinating #i #nerd #phase #really

I will not let anyone tell me we must spend more money. This crisis did not come about because we issued too little money but because we created economic growth with too much money and it was not sustainable growth. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#anyone #because #come #created #crisis

Herr Schroder has conducted two electoral campaigns, and he is doing it again now, by not telling people what is really necessary. He keeps avoiding the difficult and uncomfortable issues, those that imply changes and therefore provoke discussions. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#avoiding #campaigns #changes #conducted #difficult

Let me say this on a personal note. Without the United States of America, I would in all probably not be able to stand here before you today. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#america #before #here #i #me

Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#equal #measures #people #politicians

So Europe needs to be competitive and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the United States. This has to be done on the basis of strength, of competitiveness. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#basis #competitive #competitiveness #done #economic

Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have serious medical conditions, which either can't be treated or cannot be treated economically. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#cannot #conditions #economically #either #human

Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#boldness #created #distinctive #gave #god

My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#beloved #each #mom #other #pop