#han

I work differently than most people. ↗

I'm attacking the pomposity that says this is more valuable than that. I'm sick of that. ↗

As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance will do less harm to the liberties of my country than will a party, who seek to acquire political power by exciting religious bigotry in the minds of their duped followers. ↗

— Ezra Cornell

#am #country #duped #exciting #followers

Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

#chances #course #forlorn #hand #i

Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies. ↗

— Howard Thurman

#cause #center #commitment #consent #dies

But last year there were 540,000 people, roughly, detained coming across the border illegally. Forty-five thousand of them came from countries other than Mexico, demonstrating the fact that Mexico itself now is a pathway into the United States for people all around the world, and we don't know what their intentions are. ↗

— John Cornyn

#around #border #came #coming #countries

It is better to be looked over than overlooked. ↗

— Mae West

#looked #over #overlooked #than

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#bitter #forgive #forgiving #go #imagine

We've got to get the gun out of the hands of people who are supposed to be on neighborhood watch. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#got #gun #hands #neighborhood #out

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood. ↗