#sought

These poor wretches were stolen from their homes, carried to a strange country, and sold to servitude, from which they sought to escape on the first occasion which offered. ↗

— Philip Hone

#country #escape #first #homes #occasion

We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come. ↗

— King Hussein I

#believe #come #create #democracy #generations

Convinced that behavior and conduct are every bit as important as skills and expertise, I sought to build the firm into an enduring, values-based institution. ↗

— Marvin Bower

#bit #build #conduct #convinced #enduring

Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it. ↗

— Jo Stafford

#came #did #fame #i #sought

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one. ↗

— Robert Brault

#count #day #lost #only #over

Love becomes logically true when lost but still sought from the same source. ↗

— Brian Celio

#logically #lost #love #same #sought

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#character #create #industry #self-control #sought

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#against #complex #guard #influence #military-industrial

Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them. ↗

— Barney Frank

#before #camps #conservatives #divided #essentially

The United Nations has long sought the ability to raise revenues in this manner as a means of reducing its reliance on American and other member nations' dues to sustain the UN's operations. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#american #dues #long #manner #means