#ben

It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication. ↗

— Herb Elliott

#athletic #benefits #bring #compete #dedication

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong. ↗

— Bono

#allied #bend #bit #detached #dream

The sky hides the night behind it, and shelters the people beneath from the horror that lies above. ↗

— Paul Bowles

#behind #beneath #hides #horror #lies

I was a stock broker once. I think there is an absolute place for market investments. But they should never be the basis of one's retirement. They should be an additional piece on top of a basic, secure, guaranteed retirement benefit. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#additional #basic #basis #benefit #broker

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides. ↗

— Euripides

#better #better chance #both #both sides #chance

Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#benevolent #face #malevolent #mirror #seeing

And the problem is once you get into this campaign business and begin to have a lot of money, then the person on the bench begins to think - what's going to happen if I decide the case this way or that way? ↗

— Stephen Breyer

#begins #bench #business #campaign #case

Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#being #bent #blues #folks #get

We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle. ↗

— Jerry Falwell

#alternative #approve #benefits #breakdown #decide

A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power. ↗

— Harry Browne

#everyone #individualism #just #libertarian #political