#us

Private-sector preparedness is not a luxury; it is a cost of doing business in the post-9/11 world. It is ignored at a tremendous potential cost in lives, money and national security. ↗

— The

#business

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. ↗

— Randy Pausch

#last-lecture #life #randy-pausch #change

Malls in the late forties and early fifties were risky. Suburban customers still believed in making major purchases in the central business districts of cities and towns, where they expected to find the greatest selection of merchandise and the most competitive prices. After the tax laws of 1954, this changed. Shopping mall developers were among the biggest beneficiaries of accelerated depreciation, and they most often located projects where the older strips met the new interchanges of major projects. With the new tax write-offs, over 98 percent of malls made money for their investors. ↗

— Dolores Hayden

#business

The Avalanche," peacemaker Rachel recites, "is very important. It's a privilege to sing it. It's a celebration of our past." Everybody around the table smiles at her. "Yeah? Well, I've seen how easily the past can get rewritten." I glare at Mr. Oamaru. "Lyrics change. New authors come along. ↗

— Karen Russell

#karen-russell #occurrence- #change

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#deal #friends #great #great deal #just

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#love #trust #courage

We're not dating," Alec said again. "Oh?" Magnus said. "So you're just that friendly with everybody, is that it? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#dating #friendly #gay #magnus-bane #dating

Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. ↗

— Langston Hughes

#life #music #death

Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#justice #mercy #death

Why are they all staring?" demanded Albus as he and Rose craned around to look at the other students. "Don’t let it worry you," said Ron. "It’s me. I’m extremely famous. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#fame #harry-potter #humor #ron-weasley #death