#highlight

mass indoctrination of uneducated young men with such ideas is in itself a lethal danger to society and to international order. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#men

For all our penny-wisdom,’” he said, “‘for all our soul-destroying slavery to habit, it is not to be doubted that all men have sublime thoughts. ↗

— Joshua Ferris

#men

It was just so in the American Revolution, in 1776, the first delicacy the men threw overboard in Boston harbor was the tea, woman's favorite beverage. The tobacco and whiskey, though heavily taxed, they clung to with the tenacity of the devil-fish. ↗

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#men

The Power of Less is perfect for achieving goals: Limit yourself to fewer goals, and you’ll achieve more. At the same time, we’ll look at ways to narrow your focus on your projects, so that you can complete them more effectively and move forward on your goals. We’ll apply limitations to our projects to increase our effectiveness. ↗

— Leo Babauta

#art

It was the highlight of my life being in the Mae West show, because I saw and did things I never had before. ↗

— Joe Gold

#before #being #did #had #highlight

When I first learned to drive and I bought petrol I went to great lengths to trickle the final drops into the petrol tank so it cost a round amount of money like £10. Now I try and spend £19.87 or £20.04 or some other amount that I hope will disturb the cashier’s sense of neatness and uniformity. ↗

— Helen Smith

#money

I write down the three measurements which Lou and I agreed are central to knowing if the company is making money: net profit, ROI and cash flow. ↗

— Eliyahu M. Goldratt

#money

were under the very erroneous impression that we had money. Of ↗

— Lee Child

#money

The practical consequence of both of the teachings noted is to encourage homosexual promiscuity. Church members can engage in many short-term liaisons without raising questions about their standing in the church. We tend not to pry into one another's private lives. But if a man brings another man to church with him regularly, if they give the same address and show signs of mutual affection, then there is likely to be a scandal. The dominant effect of church teaching is to encourage secret, temporary liaisons without commitment and to discourage long-term fidelity. ↗

— Walter Wink

#faith

There's nothing like New Orleans. When it comes back, it will be a tremendous highlight for America. ↗

— Peter Max

#back #comes #highlight #like #new