#fairs

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides. ↗

— Robert E. Lee

#avoided #been #both #both sides #condition

I don't have a life where it's galas, posh affairs. It's me, my dog and a sofa. And a TV. ↗

— Phillip Lim

#dog #i #life #me #posh

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#affairs #conduct #desire #down #earth

The best love affairs are those we never had. ↗

— Norman Lindsay

#best #had #love #never #those

No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

#ever #lose #man #over #public

We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men. ↗

— William H. Macy

#affairs #common #ladies #leading #men

Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors. ↗

— James Madison

#betray #calculate #every #every nation #loss

The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#after #conduct #decisions #foreign #foreign affairs

Blunders are an inescapable feature of war, because choice in military affairs lies generally between the bad and the worse. ↗

— Allan Massie

#bad #because #between #blunders #choice

But the fact is, Mr. Chairman, for all the challenges the Postal Service of the 21st century faces, it still retains its traditional place as a key cog in how American businesses conduct their affairs and how Americans all across this land communicate. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#across #affairs #american #american businesses #businesses