#shed

A man builds a house in England with the expectation of living in it and leaving it to his children; we shed our houses in America as easily as a snail does his shell. ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

#builds #children #does #easily #england

For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#himself #left #means #peace #position

Before Barack Obama took office, it looked like that pride could have vanished forever, but today, from the staggering depths of the Great Recession, the nation has had 29 straight months of job growth. Workers across my state and across the country are getting back the dignity of a good job and a good salary. ↗

— Ted Strickland

#back #barack #barack obama #before #could

For the judgment was accomplished not only upon all the men of the Christian church, but also upon all who are called Mohammedans, and, moreover, upon all the Gentiles in the whole world. ↗

— Emanuel Swedenborg

#also #called #christian #christian church #church

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? ↗

— Paul Sweeney

#cake #cameras #dinners #exists #frozen

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished. ↗

— Sophie Swetchine

#born #conflict #knows #strength #vanquished

Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#being #end #finished #i #i write

I just finished writing an essay about William Maxwell, an American writer whose work I admire very much. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#admire #american #american writer #essay #finished

Genetic theories, I gather, have been cherished academically with detachment. ↗

— Allen Tate

#been #cherished #detachment #gather #genetic

There needs to be a planned series of speeches, interviews, etc., over the next two or three months by administration officials and other public figures talking about President Ford, what he is trying to do and what he has accomplished. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#accomplished #administration #etc #figures #ford