#thou

City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference. ↗

— Jane Byrne

#city #employees #hired #interference #outside

Super Troopers is hilarious. Everybody always thought we somehow - we did Reno way, way before any of us had seen Super Troopers. It sat on the shelf for a couple years. ↗

— Thomas Lennon

#any #before #couple #did #everybody

A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder. ↗

— Eileen Caddy

#high #like #rudder #ship #soul

It is to be remedied that the false traitors will suffer no man to come into the king's presence for no cause without bribes where none ought to be had. Any man might have his coming to him to ask him grace or judgment in such case as the king may give. ↗

— Jack Cade

#ask #bribes #case #cause #come

The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wise decisions. The choices we are asked to make become increasingly complex. They require the longer-term thinking and greater tolerance for ambiguity that science fosters. The new economy is predicated on a continuous pipeline of scientific and technological innovation. It can not exist without workers and consumers who are mathematically and scientifically literate. ↗

— Ann Druyan

#decisions #democracy #economy #intelligence #literate

Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun. ↗

— Bill Walton

#been #changes #declined #fountains #fun

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing was always first. It's a kind of pain I can't do without. ↗

— Robert Penn Warren

#been #done #first #i #kind

We were contracted to make a soundtrack album but there really wasn't enough new material in the movie to make a new record that I thought was interesting. ↗

— Roger Waters

#contracted #enough #i #interesting #make

People are more likely to pass me on the street without recognizing me, and that's good. ↗

— Hugo Weaving

#likely #me #more #pass #people

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#inspired #make #man #preparation #speech