#use

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the latent genius of some youth is more easily brought into action this way, than by the more sordid gratification of self-interest. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

#becomes #brought #conviction #directed #easily

Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and intelligent beings, with minds capable of expansion, and talents formed for usefulness. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

#beings #capable #consider #doubt #expansion

I'm fighting for small businesses. I'm not fighting for big oil. Don't be confused. And there are thousands of businesses in this state that are at great risk. Meanwhile, the country keeps guzzling the oil, but we're out of work down here. We need to get back to work to build this region, and we intend to do so. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#big #big oil #build #businesses #confused

Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#friendship #highest #like #used

And if it's a boy, I will be really nervous because I have no idea what to do with a boy because I am a girl and I have a girl! ↗

— Ali Landry

#because #boy #girl #i #i am

During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else. ↗

— Jonny Lang

#big #buried #during #else #everything

No man should have a political office because he wants a job. ↗

— Franklin Knight Lane

#job #man #office #political #political office

I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast, vast community, as one can imagine. ↗

— K. D. Lang

#aware #because #community #entire #fully

People think they know who I am, because I've played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that's me. ↗

— Nathan Lane

#because #gay #i #i am #know

An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination. ↗

— Andrew Lang

#illumination #man #rather #statistics #support