#lain

I needed to explain that Louisiana's coast accepts the drainage from two-thirds of the United States and, while the necessary levees constructed upstream have prevented floods, they have also contributed to problems downstream. ↗

— John Breaux

#also #coast #constructed #contributed #downstream

To complain now would be kind of sad. I like the way things are going. ↗

— Josh Brolin

#complain #going #i #kind #like

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#first #make #shortness #their #those

Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves. ↗

— James Buchan

#because #explain #fellows #fine #lot

I'm not an actress, you know. I don't know what's going on. And I'm supposed to be the villain. ↗

— Gisele Bundchen

#going #i #know #supposed #villain

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

#sublimest #things #truth #world

Britain is no longer one of the world's price setters. It is painful. It is a challenge to us in government to explain all that, and it is a pity that the political class is not preparing the public for it to understand how massive the problem is. ↗

— Vince Cable

#challenge #class #explain #government #how

Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

#explain #giving #label #phenomenon

The feeble soul merely whines and complains. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

#feeble #merely #soul

Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life. ↗

— Jeanne Calment

#always #explain #how #i #keep