#spread

There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you make a movie during an election that's about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence people's lives?' To which my response was, 'Well, I hope so.' ↗

— John Sayles

#american #american media #doing #during #election

Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

#does #fertilizer #good #heap #little

The hope of Internet anarchists was that repressive governments would have only two options: accept the Internet with its limitless possibilities of spreading information, or restrict Internet access to the ruling elite and turn your back on the 21st century, as North Korea has done. ↗

— Peter Singer

#accept #access #back #century #done

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#around #bamboo #doing #gravel #i

We must combat misinformation that is being spread. ↗

— Kenneth Starr

#combat #misinformation #must #spread

Sham marriages have been widespread; people have been allowed to settle in Britain without being able to speak English; and there have not been rules in place to stop migrants becoming a burden on the taxpayer. We are changing all of that. ↗

— Theresa May

#allowed #becoming #been #being #britain

In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared at the opposite end, and ran down it with like severity. ↗

— Henry Mayhew

#appeared #cholera #down #end #fearful

The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations. ↗

— Ernst Mayr

#claim #claimed #does #evolutionary #founder

I have a West Coast rhythm section and a New York rhythm section. I've got them spread out all over the place. ↗

— Marian McPartland

#got #i #new #new york #out

In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#alone #another #fortunate #give #giving