#ric

Idealistic reformers are dangerous because their idealism has no roots in love, but is simply a hysterical and unbalanced rage for order amidst their own chaos. ↗

— William Irwin Thompson

#because #chaos #dangerous #hysterical #idealism

I would do 'American Splendor' and 'About Schmidt' again in a heartbeat. ↗

— Hope Davis

#again #american #heartbeat #i #splendor

Erik: Are you very tired? Christine: Oh, tonight I gave you my soul, and I am dead. Erik: Your soul is a beautiful thing, child. No emperor received so fair a gift. The angels wept to-night. ↗

— Gaston Leroux

#lyrical #romantic #beauty

We have a country to turn around. This week you will nominate the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in Mitt Romney. He has no illusions about what makes America great, and he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity, or loftiness with leadership. ↗

— Artur Davis

#america #around #celebrity #confuse #country

It wasn't easy to adopt an American child. Actually it's quite simple, but finding out how to do it was the hard part. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#adopt #american #child #easy #finding

Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine. ↗

— Evan Davis

#being #being funny #believes #confidence #everyone

For years, we've grown dependant on American consumers as the world's spenders of last resort. They've kept Europe out of recession, allowed China to industrialise, and prevented global deflation. But at the same time, they've not been looking after their own futures. ↗

— Evan Davis

#allowed #american #american consumers #been #china

I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready. ↗

— Geena Davis

#i #just #like #percent #read

Stimulus spending, permanent bailouts, government takeovers, and federal mandates have all failed our nation. America's employers are afraid to invest in an economy racked with uncertainty over what Washington's next set of rules, regulations, mandates, and tax hikes will look like. ↗

— Geoff Davis

#america #bailouts #economy #employers #failed

You know that I am living proof that the American Dream is real. Growing up, our congressman cut through government bureaucratic red tape to help my mom buy our first house. That's the kind of congressman I'll be. ↗

— Geoff Davis

#american #american dream #bureaucratic #buy #congressman