#raises

I adopt a very simple approach. I observe and reflect real life and ordinary people and sooner or later that raises a laugh. ↗

— Alberto Sordi

#approach #i #later #laugh #life

Man is not only that creature that forges tools, that reasons, and that walks upright. Man is the creature that looks up. Man praises. ↗

— Anthony Esolen

#man-praises #imagination

An adversarial family law system raises the stakes unnecessarily high, exacerbates the antagonism of the couples concerned, and is directly responsible for making it impossible for couples who would otherwise have reconciled to do so. ↗

— Louis de Bernieres

#antagonism #concerned #couples #directly #family

Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not only raises his position, but in effect lowers the position of others. ↗

— James S. Coleman

#almost #class #completely #effect #extra

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. ↗

— Horace

#blood #brave #bravely #courage #crimson

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#excellence #good #inspires #made #manly

The bar raises as you go. ↗

— William H. Macy

#go #raises #you

The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the owners of capital, it at the same time raises profits and increases the amount of consumable commodities. ↗

— David Ricardo

#beneficial #capital #commodities #facility #food

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird. ↗

— Paul Eldridge

#dead #feathers #our #past #praises

It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon; which raises the fear that it may not be long before we're paying somebody not to. ↗

— Franklin P. Jones

#could #crops #fear #grown #long