#members

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven. ↗

— Alphonse de Lamartine

#fallen #god #heaven #his #infinite

An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of a part of its members. ↗

— Friedrich List

#general #general welfare #his #individual #injure

I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members. ↗

— Stephen F. Lynch

#always #good #good thing #i #i always

One is that you have to take time, lots of time, to let an idea grow from within. The second is that when you sign on to something, there will be issues of trust, deep trust, the way the members of a string quartet have to trust one another. ↗

— Yo-Yo Ma

#deep #grow #idea #issues #lots

For Members of Congress, we are saying here on the Democratic side of the aisle we are not going to vote for another pay increase for Members of Congress until the American people get an increase. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #american people #another #congress #democratic

From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives. ↗

— Laura Miller

#big #big difference #cares #city #city hall

In a fragile environment, we need to be aware of ourselves as members of a uniquely powerful species living among other species who are quite as interesting as we are but vulnerable to us because we are cleverer in more destructive ways. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#aware #because #destructive #environment #fragile

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#considered #constitution #drawn #equal #fact

The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given jobs minding mice at crossroads. ↗

— Flann O'Brien

#given #irish #jobs #majority #members

Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account. ↗

— Chris Christie

#acutely #attorney #concerns #day #extremists