#part

Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not from large, structured efforts. ↗

— Tim O'Reilly

#efforts #empowerment #end #groups #in the end

After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they'd have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#champagne #enjoy #having #host #over

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#chief #convertible #devices #increase #mechanical

The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do. ↗

— Peter O'Toole

#good parts #interesting #interesting people #lear #make

I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our cousins, our friends, our co-workers, and that they've got to be treated like every other American. And I think that principle will win out. ↗

— Barack Obama

#american people #brothers #children #co-workers #cousins

What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between partners, to make certain that they're not discriminated on the job. ↗

— Barack Obama

#allow #also #believe #between #certain

In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them. ↗

— Barack Obama

#am #best #both #code #could

I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and regard for a particular institution. ↗

— Barack Obama

#civil rights #community #concern #express #host

That to me was the most poignant part of Diana's wedding; as she was walking up the aisle and her eyes were going left to right, looking at people and smiling in the way that Diana did - and that diamond tiara glittering like mad. It was great. ↗

— Bruce Oldfield

#diamond #diana #did #eyes #glittering

I make the songs and part of making them is singing them. But what you hear is not me. It's the song. It's through me. ↗

— Will Oldham

#i #make #making #me #part