#higher

The experience of ages has shown that a man who works on the land is purer, nobler, higher, and more moral... Agriculture should be at the basis of everything. That's my idea. ↗

— Nikolai Gogol

#agriculture #basis #everything #experience #higher

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ↗

— Alexander Haig

#beyond #capability #dare #defined #go

I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college. ↗

— Christie Hefner

#college #english #english major #had #higher

Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week, which to me was really an astronomical price. ↗

— Jim Henson

#by the time #contract #first #got #higher

JP Morgan always has higher capital liquidity, that is partially to make up for mistakes and problems and obviously it's a tough economy. We support an oversight committee, we supported some of the compensation, new compensation rules, though we already follow most of them. We support a lot of it. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#always #capital #committee #compensation #economy

The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community. ↗

— Ashton Eaton

#community #decathlon #faster #feel #going

Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people's tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#after #agreeing #approached #campaigning #ended

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#be strong #character #great #higher #intellect

The drug plans our seniors choose will define their health care options for years to come. If they do not make a decision and wait until the May 15 deadline passes, they will face penalties and higher prices for the drugs that they need. ↗

— Mike Fitzpatrick

#choose #come #deadline #decision #define

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise. ↗

— Curt Flood

#black #general #general manager #get #going