#tho

Many people do not realize that where unions have bargaining rights employers cannot raise wages or improve benefit plans any more than they can reduce them without of the consent of the union. ↗

— Charles E. Wilson

#bargaining #benefit #cannot #consent #employers

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#been #blessed #brilliant #debt #directions

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#having #knowing #like #stars #where

It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#better #better quality #billion #bring #century

I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#badly #critical #environment #especially #had

Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world. ↗

— Heather Wilson

#broader #difference #driven #fight #graduate

Consolidation isn't new, though... it was a major factor in our rush to form the Gathering and place a stake in the ground to ensure that there is a solid path for developers who are willing to stay independent and build their own companies on their own terms. ↗

— Mike Wilson

#companies #consolidation #developers #ensure #factor

I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way. ↗

— Rainn Wilson

#came #compassionate #conceive #did #god

Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#certitude #encyclopedia #exclusively #only #own

I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#dread #forward #i #look #optimism