#than

It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security. ↗

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

#between #commitment #democracy #differ #distance

I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#cheerleaders #cultural #i #i think #indian

Um..." Hazel faltered. "You mean you won't... you're not going to-" "Claim your life?" Thantos asked. "Well, let's see..." He pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death, tapped the screen a few times, and all Frank could think was: Please don't let there be an app for reaping souls. "I don't see you on the list," Thantos said. "Pluto gives me specific orders for escaped souls, you see. For some reason, he has not issued a warrant for yours. Perhaps he feels your life is not finished, or it could be n oversight. If you'd like me to call and ask-" "No!" Hazel yelped. "That's okay." "Are you sure?" Death asked helpfully. "I have video-conferencing enabled. I have his Skype address here somewhere... ↗

— Rick Riordan

#frank #hazel #jackson #percy #rick

It is harder for a poor man to be successful than it is for a rich man. ↗

— Gregory Nunn

#man #poor #poor man #rich #rich man

So you don't speak English, you have no ID, you can't tell where you're from... that's suspicion, it's lower than probable cause. And then we have a right to call immigration and check you out. ↗

— Joe Arpaio

#cause #check #english #id #immigration

The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature. ↗

— Margot Asquith

#capacity #human #human nature #i #more

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#ignorant #lazy #more #none #perhaps

In retrospect I realize that the threat was about ego rather than the validity of the music. ↗

— David Baker

#ego #i #music #rather #realize

I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful. ↗

— Maurice Greene

#good #had #i #jobs #now

I don't even know what I'm looking for, although I hope I'll know it if I find it along the way. Sometimes I want to simplify my life into a simple bare thing. And other times I want to complicate it so thoroughly that everything I touch will become bound in some way to me. I've become quite aware of my contradictions, but there's no true resolution in that. ↗

— David Levithan

#contradictions #david-levithan #life #life