#upon

Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#characters #designed #formal #inquiry #judges

We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us. ↗

— O. Henry

#climate #may #thrust #upon #us

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#closer #dignity #lose #people #upon

This November, with the re-election of President Barack Obama, this generation of Americans will ever expand upon the hope, the truth and the promise of America. ↗

— Cory Booker

#barack #barack obama #ever #expand #generation

It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them. ↗

— James Bovard

#being #burden #change #con #important

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them. ↗

— David Bowie

#interesting #mediocrity #men #take #them

I can't control what other people do or say. I can only control the one vote I've been bestowed upon by the people in the Tennessee Valley. ↗

— Mo Brooks

#bestowed #by the people #control #i #i can

There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by. ↗

— William C. Bryant

#blossom #breathed #breezes #eye #fragrance

As a label, you have to treat every group and every record as a unique entity. I think that that has been our success, rather than relying upon a fan base. ↗

— Greg Ginn

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