#zen

Every citizen who stops smoking, or loses a few pounds, or starts managing his chronic disease with real diligence, is caulking a crack for the benefit of us all. ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#chronic #citizen #crack #diligence #disease

So tonight I propose one more step that I would rather not propose. I ask the most fortunate among us, those citizens earning over $100,000 per year, for one year, to pay an additional one percent on the income they receive. ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#among #ask #citizens #earning #fortunate

We designed both our state employee health plans and the one we created for low-income Hoosiers as Health Savings Accounts, and now in the tens of thousands these citizens are proving that they are fully capable of making smart, consumerist choices about their own health care. ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#accounts #both #capable #care #choices

And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#belong #binding #christian #christian tradition #citizens

In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning over daily security patrols, interactions with citizens, and any offensive security actions to the Iraqis themselves. ↗

— Peter DeFazio

#addition #any #cities #citizens #combat

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#citizen #flag #more #much #patriot

On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship. ↗

— Nathan Deal

#birthright #citizenship #countries #country #european

Therefore one should speak at the same time of national citizenship and wider European citizenship. ↗

— Jacques Delors

#european #national #same #should #speak

I am convinced that in the upcoming chapter of the struggle, I can be more useful to the inevitable change that will soon come to Cuba, to Cuba's freedom, as a private citizen dedicated to helping the heroes within Cuba. ↗

— Lincoln Diaz-Balart

#change #chapter #citizen #come #convinced

I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#action #actor #being #care #could