#lions

For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate. ↗

— Herman Kahn

#any #billions #conviction #convinced #deprived

These Americans are among the working poor with full-time jobs earning $5.15 an hour. Millions fall into this boat, even more when you consider that the poverty line has not been adequately adjusted to reflect the true level of poverty in this country. ↗

— Marcy Kaptur

#adjusted #among #been #boat #consider

As soon as you become afraid to make a fool of yourself, you're in trouble. I decided I may as well just see if I can live with myself making millions of mistakes and learn something from it. ↗

— Gelsey Kirkland

#become #decided #fool #i #i can

The revolution is like a vessel filled with the pulsating heartbeat of millions of working people. ↗

— Ernst Toller

#heartbeat #like #millions #people #pulsating

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best. ↗

— Voltaire

#best #big #god #shoot #side

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#automatic #between #few #links #millions

I realized at that moment - observing his form move further away without once turning back - that I’d already begun to rebuild the imaginary wall between us. I was shielding my heart with stone cold feelings again, the only way I knew to protect it. I still planned to try my hand at prayer. If God would grant me this one request, if I could keep my only friend, I would give anything in return, even the treasured books trapped beneath my arm. I’d tasted enough of a dismal life to know that a real, true friend was of greater worth than the collection of every imagined fairytale in the world. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#annabelle-fancher #dandelions #disappointment #friends #friendship

Factoring in millions of people when I'm writing a song is not a good idea. I don't ever do it. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#good #good idea #i #idea #millions

After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions. ↗

— Bert Lahr

#i #lion #lions #many #oz

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture career. After that, I was typecast as a lion, and there just weren't many parts for lions. ↗

— Bert Lahr

#big #career #hit #hollywood #hurt