#we

What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#exercised #instrument #man #men #nature

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#entire #hidden #marriage #reconciles #sexes

People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a lower moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#areas #cheat #cheats #day #does

Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#against #amateur #back #because #discrimination

I always wanted to be wealthy. I did. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#did #i #i always #wanted #wealthy

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#between #childhood #correlation #professional #professional athlete

We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#cannot #costs #families #health #here

In England we burnt redheads at the stake, because we thought they were witches. There are still young redheads in Britain getting ripped for having red hair. 'Oy, Ginger!' ↗

— Damian Lewis

#britain #burnt #england #getting #ginger

Of course the lower classes have always felt downtrodden and aspired to a better life. But there is this theory that people respond to a class structure in England - there was a time when people knew who they were and knew whom they served and as long as management wasn't abusive, it was a good life for people. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#aspired #better #better life #class #classes

I've discovered just how symbiotic the relationship is between writers, directors and actors. They ask the same questions and strip down texts in exactly the same way. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#between #directors #discovered #down #exactly