#semen

Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism. ↗

— Barbara Tuchman

#balances #devices #diplomacy #during #fascism

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world. ↗

— Voltaire

#any #dance #harm #let us #never

I don't think there's anything that will make me stop doing it. There may be a time when it's not available to anyone. You may have to come listen at my basement window... but I can't stop. ↗

— Paul Westerberg

#anything #available #basement #come #doing

When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that. ↗

— Shaun White

#endorsement #give #give me #had #i

The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#advertising #become #combination #community #interesting

Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#because #care #government #government programs #health

Pay-for-procedure or fee-for-service reimbursement rewards doctors and hospitals for volume - not keeping patients healthy or being efficiency. Pay-for-Performance is clearly one tool that can change the incentives to reward quality. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#change #clearly #doctors #efficiency #healthy

Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement. ↗

— Neil Young

#club #garage #hall #i #me

Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident convictions with amusement, or perhaps even pity. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#amusement #anymore #certainty #convictions #destiny

Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#equivalent #getting #klan #might #moral