#ties

Learn to say no in situations where saying no can be difficult, where it could mean getting fired. Say no anyway, because it could lead you to greater opportunities. ↗

— Sam Dash

#because #could #difficult #fired #getting

Brick and mortar businesses - and the communities that depend on them - cannot continue to bear an unfair sales tax burden from which their on-line competitors are effectively exempt. ↗

— Bill Delahunt

#brick #burden #businesses #cannot #communities

Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services. ↗

— Bill Delahunt

#both #choice #cuts #drastic #education

People think celebrities don't have to worry about human things like sickness and death and rent. It's like you've traveled to this Land of Celebrity, this other country. ↗

— David Duchovny

#celebrities #celebrity #country #death #human

In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it. ↗

— Amelia Earhart

#easier #far #finish #other #soloing

My wife and I love to host wine and cheese parties. They are simple and elegant and you don't have to put a lot of effort and time into it. ↗

— Tyler Florence

#effort #elegant #host #i #i love

I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize faces, so I'm sure it's what drove me to portraits in the first place. ↗

— Chuck Close

#controlled #disabilities #drove #faces #fact

We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse. ↗

— Jon Corzine

#alcohol #behavior #binge #communities #drinking

Federal authorities do not have the manpower or the resources to protect America's international borders. ↗

— John Culberson

#authorities #borders #federal #international #manpower

In my parents' day and age, it used to be the person who fell short. Now it's the discipline. Reading the classics is too difficult, therefore it's the classics that are to blame. Today the student asserts his incapacity as a privilege. I can't learn it, so there is something wrong with it. And there is something especially wrong with the bad teacher who wants to teach it. There are no more criteria, Mr. Zuckerman, only opinions. ↗

— Philip Roth

#education #humanities #age