#mining

In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen. ↗

— William Pollard

#examining #focus #individuals #just #kitchen

Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having? ↗

— George Ryan

#capital #demon #deserves #determining #die

This war of choice in Iraq is undermining the very fabric of American society. ↗

— Raul Grijalva

#american society #choice #fabric #iraq #society

Art is a kind of mining," he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth. ↗

— Jane Urquhart

#mining #treasure #art