#stain

All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#add #aid #aims #artificial #consequences

If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes. ↗

— Michelangelo

#beauty #day #end #eyes #flame

You can't have a sustainable US economy without a great education system. Teach students to do the job right. You don't have an innovative economy unless you have a great education. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#education #great #innovative #job #right

The long term sustainable growth in job creation comes from the private sector. It is important that the Obama administration partner with the private sector and come up with the best possible ideas for creating jobs. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#best #come #comes #creating #creation

I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me. ↗

— Joan Jett

#food #i #i do #including #insects

Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don't be in such a hurry to grow your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road. ↗

— Daymond John

#brand #bumps #business #down #down the road

It takes a long, hard effort and sustained determination to reduce crime. We will stay the course and we are confident that the numbers will continue to go down. ↗

— Jack Johnson

#continue #course #crime #determination #down

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#becomes #craziness #gossip #history #kind

People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ↗

— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

#darkness #glass #light #like #only

A core challenge for Australia is - how do we best prepare ourselves for the Asia Pacific century - to maximise the opportunities, to minimise the threats and to make our own active contribution to making this Asia-Pacific Century peaceful, prosperous and sustainable for us all. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#asia #australia #best #century #challenge