#ripe

It says nothing against the ripeness of a spirit that it has a few worms. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#few #nothing #ripeness #says #spirit

Fulfill - you can far more than fulfill - the brightest anticipations of those who, in the name of human freedom, and in the face of threats that have ripened into terrible realities since, fought that battle which placed you where you now stand. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

#battle #brightest #face #far #fought

The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the electorate - which is why Mitt Romney's political fortunes are steadily being resurrected from the grave. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#businessman #economics #electorate #experienced #fortunes

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#change #changes #come #different #i

I believe that peace with the Palestinians is most urgent - urgent than ever before. It is necessary. It is crucial. It is possible. A delay may worsen its chances. Israel and the Palestinians are, in my judgment, ripe today to restart the peace process. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#believe #chances #crucial #delay #ever

And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#airplane #anthem #because #being #blocks

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#christmas #could #country #home #how

I always see things that I can improve. But frankly with Stripes, I'm surprised at how effective it is, even today, and how vibrant that movie is and how juicy the performances all are. ↗

— Ivan Reitman

#effective #even #frankly #how #i

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. ↗

— Aristotle

#friends #fruit #quick #ripening #slow

You know, I think, people of all stripes in California, Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals, frankly, as I have traveled the state, the number one issue is jobs. And they are looking for which candidate can get the economy back on track. ↗

— Meg Whitman

#california #candidate #conservatives #democrats #economy