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When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way. ↗

— Sam Raimi

#beings #courage #gain #great #great qualities

A fat stomach sticks out too far. It prevents you from looking down and seeing what is going on around you. ↗

— Norman Reilly Raine

#down #far #fat #going #looking

And so Fannie Mae produces very strong results for investors in - when interest rates are high and when interest rates are low, in recession and during booms. ↗

— Franklin Raines

#fannie #high #interest #investors #low

I think if you go beyond a year - if this continues into the system in the out years, I think there is a risk and that - that we could have a negative reaction in the bond market and that will offset the good that was attempted to be done. ↗

— Franklin Raines

#beyond #bond #continues #could #done

Right now the long-term investors are telling us that they're not as concerned about inflation and so we're seeing these rates now move into the marketplace and out to the street - rates that individuals can get. ↗

— Franklin Raines

#concerned #get #individuals #inflation #into

Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#apart #cannot #devotion #god #helpless

Right now we think that rates will stay low, that you'll be able to get a mortgage below seven percent and that's kicked off a refinance boom that's going to put more money in the pockets of consumers. ↗

— Franklin Raines

#below #boom #consumers #get #going

So from the housing standpoint, steady as you go, I think, would be the best medicine. ↗

— Franklin Raines

#go #housing #i #i think #medicine

We are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19 percent of the economy. At the same time, we're growing the private economy. ↗

— Franklin Raines

#federal #federal government #government #growing #our

Well, I think as long as people are talking about stimulus, I think the Fed will be thinking about cutting rates because monetary policy is the better way to go because you can turn it on and turn it off. ↗

— Franklin Raines

#because #better #better way #cutting #fed