#ten

America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children. ↗

— George W. Bush

#benefit #children #come #demands #directed

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#given #gods #had #intended #people

Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#been #civilized #humane #inhumane #nation

I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive. ↗

— Yancy Butler

#be strong #i #i think #mean #sometimes

In fact, it is often times a detriment for the Government to preemptively legislate on an issue before we can either define it or grasp its impact. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#define #detriment #either #fact #government

In the car and in front of the camera I tend to be very calm but behind the scenes I can get fired up and passionate, I just don't see the need to shout my mouth off in public. ↗

— Jenson Button

#calm #camera #car #fired #front

When I was in Japan with my girlfriend Jessica, she would have had acupuncture every day if she could. I can just about stomach going to a chiropractor and I visited a talented one when I was there, but when he tried a needle on me, it was horrible. My muscles tightened and it didn't work at all. ↗

— Jenson Button

#acupuncture #could #day #every #every day

To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that. ↗

— David Byrne

#doing #extent #feel #happily #i

But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of. ↗

— Lord Byron

#face #got #harlot #hold #hope

Man is born passionate of body, but with an innate though secret tendency to the love of Good in his main-spring of Mind. But God help us all! It is at present a sad jar of atoms. ↗

— Lord Byron

#body #born #god #god help #good