#terms

Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#critical #cut #destroys #dishonest #emotions

And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we're actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money. ↗

— Michael Chertoff

#frustrate #going #good #make #managing

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#contradiction #courage #desire #die #form

In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things. ↗

— Helen Clark

#being prepared #express #had #having #i

The UK is not going to leave the European Union. Of course not. We are inextricably wound up with Europe. In terms of culture, history and geography, we are a European nation. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#culture #europe #european #european union #geography

The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#consecutive #instead #lifetime #modified #probably

The landlords are not agriculturists; that is an abuse of terms which has been too long tolerated. ↗

— Richard Cobden

#been #landlords #long #terms #tolerated

Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified. ↗

— Thad Cochran

#congress #going #here #his #i

The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me. ↗

— Bruce Cockburn

#kind #learning #me #period #really

Maybe our telling of the story wasn't as clear as it should have been, but I don't think that's true. In terms of understanding the story, it comes across. ↗

— Joel Coen

#been #clear #comes #i #maybe