#wit

A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone. ↗

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

#does #euro #france #like #now

I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man. ↗

— Gordon Ramsay

#america #become #chef #double-edged #double-edged sword

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#becomes #breaking #crack #crime #criminals

Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the right to translate one's rights into reality, to think, to work and keep the results, which means: the right of property. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#exist #his #into #just #keep

There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them. ↗

— Tony Randall

#dislikes #likes #man #one thing #only

Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. ↗

— A. Philip Randolph

#come #must #nation #race #salvation

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#continue #deteriorate #haiti #question #removal

The thing about New York is you can leave your house without a plan and find the day. You can't do that in Los Angeles. You need to get in your car, all this, you can't just drive around like a lunatic. In New York, you can literally walk outside, and wind up anywhere. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#angeles #anywhere #around #car #day

Iran also has an extensive missile development programme. Iranian officials declare that the range of their modified Shahab-3 missiles is 2,000km, putting allied countries such as Turkey, Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria within reach. ↗

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

#also #bulgaria #countries #declare #development

The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history. ↗

— Robert Rauschenberg

#his #history #job #time #witness