#zen

Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictated the next day's headlines, are over. Now, a thousand bloggers decide for themselves what is interesting. If enough of them are tickled then, bingo, you're news. ↗

— Daniel Hannan

#bloggers #briefings #correspondents #day #days

The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice. ↗

— Daniel Hannan

#beauty #best #citizens #encourages #fewer

Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. ↗

— John Marshall Harlan

#citizens #classes #constitution #knows #neither

Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose a tremendous risk. We must complete our mission. ↗

— Doc Hastings

#before #citizens #complete #during #enough

Ensuring that high quality water is provided to all Arizona's citizens is the responsibility of elected officials at all levels and I am happy to do all I can to assist the city's efforts. ↗

— J. D. Hayworth

#arizona #assist #citizens #city #efforts

Our growing, robust economy is able to provide the average American citizen access to the best social program there is - a steady job. ↗

— J. D. Hayworth

#access #american #american citizen #average #average american

As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

#citizens #make #note #our #positive

But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

#based #brutality #change #citizen #destructive

My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.' ↗

— Mitch Hedberg

#banana #friend #frozen #i #later

For only by nurturing the minds and strengthening the values of our children can we give them an opportunity to be full, productive citizens, to reach their God-given potential, and to have good jobs right here in Oklahoma. ↗

— Brad Henry

#citizens #full #give #god-given #good