#wil

The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it. But we will escape it only by adding something better to it. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#bad #better #definition #escape #good

The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business. ↗

— John Berryman

#artist #business #extremely #him #kill

I think older people can appreciate my music because I really show my heart when I sing, and it's not corny. I think I can grow as an artist, and my fans will grow with me. ↗

— Justin Bieber

#artist #because #corny #fans #grow

If work and leisure are soon to be subordinated to this one utopian principle - absolute busyness - then utopia and melancholy will come to coincide: an age without conflict will dawn, perpetually busy - and without consciousness. ↗

— Gunther Grass

#age #busy #busyness #coincide #come

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#american republic #bribe #congress #day #discovers

Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement. ↗

— Christopher Bond

#advances #agriculture #care #continue #defense

More time on paperwork means less time spent with students or preparing lessons for students. It is as simple as that. The numerous reforms in the bill will go a long way to free our time of special educators. ↗

— Christopher Bond

#educators #free #go #less #lessons

The speed of movement towards independence will depend on Kosovo demonstrating that it is capable of treating minorities well. We have not always seen that. ↗

— Emma Bonino

#capable #demonstrating #depend #independence #kosovo

The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper. ↗

— Sanford I. Weill

#better #better chance #chance #continue #create

Last night, I had a telephone townhall for my constituents back in Vermont, and we had 11,500 people on it. And I had people on Social Security saying if getting fewer benefits will help us on the debt, they're for it. And I had a farmer saying that he's had subsidies for 35 years but we can't afford them anymore. ↗

— Peter Welch

#anymore #back #benefits #constituents #debt