#under

To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#each #far #foolish #himself #know

When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used to when I lived there for a year. I used to speak very little but I could understand very well. ↗

— Marcel Carne

#could #had #i #italy #language

There used to be this feeling under Eisenhower and Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman that government was a solution. Trust in the presidency fell precipitously under Johnson - real lows. And it's never come back. It's a trend that, if you're liberal, is really discouraging. ↗

— Robert Caro

#come #discouraging #eisenhower #feeling #fell

There is a state that is able to understand the demand in the economy. That state should use prices as an instrument for implementation of this understanding. ↗

— Anatoly Chubais

#demand #economy #implementation #instrument #prices

I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. I'm just trying to understand where it came from. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#angry #came #down #focus #got

My big fight is not in the movie and I don't understand that decision but I know he's right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I'm a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk. ↗

— David Carradine

#because #big #decision #did #expert

Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for comprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge. ↗

— Alexis Carrel

#broadest #broadest sense #comprehending #instrument #knowledge

I wouldn't want the pressure of a Six Feet Under or the pressure of improvising like Curb Your Enthusiasm. ↗

— Robert Englund

#enthusiasm #feet #i #improvising #like

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak. ↗

— Michael Bolton

#arranger #composer #intention #make #moments

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to. ↗

— Michael Bolton

#geared #i #top #top 40 #toward