#the

It is sad that the Republican leadership is not as interested as they say they are in protecting the institution of marriage as they are in waging a campaign to divide and distract the American people from the real issues that need to be addressed. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #american people #campaign #distract #divide

This election marks a significant moment in Haiti; it not only serves as the basis of hope along the road to democracy, but also serves as a testament to the resolve and character of the Haitian people during their long struggle for peace, reconciliation, and prosperity. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#also #basis #character #democracy #during

Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent my slightly amateur approach in physics, combined with much practical experience, was an asset. ↗

— Simon van der Meer

#accelerator #amateur #approach #asset #been

Since then, I have worked with the group that commissioned and improved the ring and that is now preparing the construction of a second ring to increase the p stacking rate by an order of magnitude. ↗

— Simon van der Meer

#construction #group #i #improved #increase

Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized; in fact, my parents made sacrifices to be able to give their children a good education. ↗

— Simon van der Meer

#astonishing #children #conditions #education #fact

It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#curse #get #idealism #into #materialism

The way I become friends with somebody is a slow process. You can't just spill your guts and tell them everything about yourself and expect them to listen and understand you because you don't know them. It's the same thing with a relationship. ↗

— Leighton Meester

#because #become #everything #expect #friends

I love my parents very much, but people either continue or break the patterns of what their life should be and I just want to completely break whatever patterns would lead me to the same life choices that they made. ↗

— Leighton Meester

#choices #completely #continue #either #i

I've gotten to wear such beautiful clothes and had such a variety and it's just been so nice because I feel like I've grown so much with my style and everything because I've been able to have fun with it. It's really fun for me. ↗

— Leighton Meester

#beautiful #beautiful clothes #because #been #clothes

I never played sports. I wasn't any good at them. ↗

— Leighton Meester

#good #i #never #played #sports