#mist

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#acquire #admittedly #always #common #common thing

It is my Middle Eastern hat and my attachment to Israel that ultimately inspires my support for Obama. I know he understands that neither Israel nor America can afford four more years of Iran and the radical Islamists gaining strategic leverage in the Middle East. ↗

— Dennis Ross

#america #attachment #east #eastern #four

I think basically lables were more interested in a Richard Page record than a Mr. Mister record. ↗

— Pat Mastelotto

#i #i think #interested #mister #more

We are optimistic, but we are optimistic in a cautious fashion. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#fashion #optimistic

We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral. ↗

— James Larkin

#danger #duty #faults #funeral #go

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience. ↗

— Doug Larson

#clear conscience #conscience #lot #memory #mistake

Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

#everything #evil #finds #good #indifferent

Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl. ↗

— Stephen Leacock

#girl #love #makes #man #many

Many times when you make a movie, it feels like your biggest mistake. But even if a film isn't a hit, you shouldn't view it as a mistake. ↗

— Ang Lee

#biggest mistake #even #feels #film #hit

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. ↗

— Bruce Lee

#admit #always #courage #mistakes #them