#proving

Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#figured #i #jail #life #most

We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#any #britain #challenge #day #idea

It was there that, through a mutual friend, I met John Waters - proving what I've always said: you meet the best people on field trips. ↗

— Mink Stole

#best #field #friend #i #john

Luck is not as random as you think. Before that lottery ticket won the jackpot, someone had to buy it. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#fortunate #fortune #improving-chances #lottery #luck

First you find out what you have , Dad would say. Then you figure out how to make it work for what you need, 'cause you don't get what you want. You get just what you have and no more. ↗

— Lilith Saintcrow

#inspirational #needs #inspirational

I was aware that everybody said I was going to be a vast mega-flop, and that William Hague was just oh-so intelligent, and oh such a great parliamentarian, and therefore so different from me! So I thought, I must deprive them of the satisfaction of proving themselves right. ↗

— Harriet Harman

#deprive #different #everybody #going #great

Although I voted against the initial resolution approving the war in Iraq, I have consistently voted to support our troops with much-needed armor and supplies. ↗

— Ed Pastor

#although #approving #armor #consistently #i

I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs. ↗

— Ed Rendell

#capital #capital investment #creating #environment #expand

I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested. ↗

— Fernando Alonso

#because #built #country #culture #day

There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is much more work to do in the process of reforming the political economy and improving the quality of life of our people and communities. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#country #doubts #economy #improving #indicates