#ten

A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to human existence as water. ↗

— James Buchan

#almost #call #century #commodity #existence

Last chances in the Middle East have been two a dirham since the 1950s. Each year the enmities are more profound, the despots more bloodthirsty and clownish, the violence more extreme, and the conditions of ordinary existence more ghastly. ↗

— James Buchan

#chances #conditions #despots #each #east

Unlike despotisms, modern democracies are not supposed promiscuously to accumulate property and then charge their taxpayers to maintain it. But that is what they do. Governments are always trying to extend their responsibilities and their estates, and it is very hard for parliaments to reign them in. ↗

— James Buchan

#always #charge #democracies #estates #extend

As a kid I used to pretend I was John Denver, of all people, and play the guitar and sing Take Me Home, Country Roads. ↗

— Skeet Ulrich

#denver #guitar #home #i #john

As an actor, you want to keep your demons to some extent, but you also have to exorcise them so you can use them instead of them using you. ↗

— Skeet Ulrich

#also #demons #extent #instead #keep

Because of the need to remove all modernism, we stayed in the middle of nowhere all day long, living out of tents. It was cold. It definitely set the scene. ↗

— Skeet Ulrich

#because #cold #day #definitely #living

So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist. ↗

— Betty Buckley

#believe #came #conference #discussion #express

There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer. ↗

— Betty Buckley

#goes #into #lot #maintenance #professional

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#day #deposits #economy #encouraging #every

It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle. ↗

— Frederick Buechner

#conan #demonstrate #doyle #even #existence