#upon

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#dinner #general #good #greek #his

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#information #kinds #know #knowledge #ourselves

I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#am #assembly #citizen #citizens #citizenship

It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge. ↗

— Anson Jones

#intimate #intimate knowledge #judgment #knowledge #me

Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you. ↗

— E. Stanley Jones

#being #commission #compulsion #divine #feel

Some have said that the power of a Redeemer would depend upon two things: first, upon the richness of the self that was given; and second, upon the depths of the giving. Friend and foe alike are agreed on the question of the character of Jesus Christ. ↗

— E. Stanley Jones

#alike #character #christ #depend #depths

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#destiny #down #find #founders #government

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#equal #equal rights #mother #people #rights

I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#everything #give #hands #i #men

I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#been #buying #clearly #had #i