#ties

Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance. ↗

— F. Murray Abraham

#began #character #contributed #i #invited

The federal government neither has the power to site transmission lines, nor do we build them. That's done, as people know, in their own communities. The siting decisions and the permitting is done at the local level, or by state governments if it's interstate in nature. And federal government - this is one area we have no authority. ↗

— Spencer Abraham

#authority #build #communities #decisions #done

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. ↗

— John Acton

#certain #country #enjoyed #free #judge

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. ↗

— Lord Acton

#bear #cannot #contrary #development #discussion

We must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into it, and no one has ever approached the full possibilities of the medium. ↗

— Ansel Adams

#ever #full #hold #into #just

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#communicate #concealed #critic #discover #dwell

I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me. ↗

— Adele

#course #hang #i #insecurities #me

I'm sure I can make a movie that doesn't feel like a seventies movie! But the truth is, that's my favorite era in American filmmaking. To me, those were the great years. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#era #favorite #feel #filmmaking #great

In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#communities #effect #globally #great #great change

Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it is clear the future belongs to Iran and that enmities will be fruitless. ↗

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#belongs #clear #destroy #friendship #fruitless