#structure

On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government. ↗

— Kim Campbell

#canada #day #ever #federal #federal government

I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#deeply #first #i #rhythm #structure

It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance. ↗

— Barry Commoner

#atomic #biological #human #inheritance #interests

Crossrail is a prime example of infrastructure. It is a rather deadly word, but I think it is exciting stuff, the civil engineering which makes Britain tick - the bridges, tunnels, power and water networks, which bind us together. ↗

— Evan Davis

#bridges #britain #civil #deadly #engineering

I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and the songs are of heartache and loss. The main connection is they both came up in church. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#both #came #chord #church #connection

A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology. ↗

— Robert Trout

#basic #characterized #discoveries #factories #generating

I am suspicious of the idea of a new paradigm, to use that word, an entirely new structure of the economy. ↗

— Paul A. Volcker

#economy #entirely #i #i am #idea

A black agenda is jobs, jobs, jobs, quality education, investment in infrastructure and strong democratic regulation of corporations. The black agenda, at its best, looks at America from the vantage point of the least of these and asks what's best for all. ↗

— Cornel West

#america #asks #best #black #corporations

The infrastructure of the US is a long-term suspension of disbelief that such things won't be exploded deliberately by people who don't create anything. ↗

— Dave Winer

#create #deliberately #disbelief #exploded #infrastructure

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war. ↗

— John Yoo

#combatants #command #conduct #conventions #failing