#upon

Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#agenda #also #attack #bit #called

If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#blessings #god #heaven #open #pour

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. ↗

— William James

#accomplished #accordingly #act #amazed #attitude

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings. ↗

— William James

#blame #common #determines #does #environment

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. ↗

— William James

#one thing #only #other #philosopher #philosophers

I think innocence is something that adults project upon children that's not really there. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#i #i think #innocence #project #really

Men even contract the dirty, filthy habit of chewing tobacco, and when the habit gets a good hold upon them they are never satisfied except when they have a wad of the stuff in their mouth. So with drinking. It is largely a habit. ↗

— Thomas Jordan Jarvis

#contract #dirty #drinking #even #except

The history of philosophy is not, like the history of the sciences, to be studied with the intellect alone. That which is receptive in us and that which impinges upon us from history is the reality of man's being, unfolding itself in thought. ↗

— Karl Jaspers

#being #history #intellect #itself #like

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#altar #eternal #every #form #god

Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that's a real success story for us. ↗

— Mike Johanns

#animal #based #convince #countries #decision-making