#proposals

This is a—a proposal of marriage?” he asked me, and there was the very smallest trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth, something I had never seen before. “I suppose so,” I said, blushing again. “And, as you see, I’m doing it properly, on my knees.” “This would, however, be a partnership of equals you’re offering, I imagine?” “Undoubtedly.” (448-49) ↗

— Juliet Marillier

#equality

An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do. ↗

— Jane Austen

#husbands #marriage #parents #proposals #marriage

I do not personally agree with some of the positions that Mr. Gonzales has advocated, but that should come as no surprise, because I do not agree with many of the proposals made by the man who nominated him, President Bush. ↗

— Daniel Inouye

#agree #because #bush #come #gonzales

You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform. ↗

— Steve Israel

#changes #consider #considering #disabilities #how

With these kinds of proposals, the devil is in the details. We're going to examine this realignment closely. We will fight any measure that compromises our needs - now or in the future. ↗

— John B. Larson

#closely #compromises #details #devil #examine

I've had two proposals since I've been a widow. I am a wonderful catch, you know. I have a lot of money. ↗

— Ruth Rendell

#am #been #catch #had #i

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed. ↗

— Dean Acheson

#become #controversial #hallowed #once #proposals

I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

#i #know #operates #proposals #security

I think the idea of trying to demonize Governor Romney's going to backfire. Their attempts so far have failed pretty outstandingly and I think at the end of the day, people are going to say, 'what was Obama's record?' Governor Romney's got pro-growth Reaganesque proposals on the table. ↗

— Steve Forbes

#day #demonize #end #end of the day #failed

As of now, string theorists have no explanation of why there are three large dimensions as well as time, and the other dimensions are microscopic. Proposals about that have been all over the map. ↗

— Edward Witten

#been #dimensions #explanation #large #map