#sustain

There never yet has been a great system sustained by force under which all the best faculties of men have not slowly withered. ↗

— Auberon Herbert

#best #faculties #force #great #men

Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to me, the absolute fakest of laughs. That's not something that sustains a television series, or a movie, or even 45 minutes of a stand-up set at Carolines. ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#art #because #catharsis #even #get

The newer homes did not sustain as much damage because they were built to better safety codes; they were better designed, higher wind loads for the roof. All of those facets made those homes sustain the storm a whole lot better. ↗

— Ginny B. Waite

#better #built #codes #damage #designed

I think it's real easy to be famous these days; it's not real easy to sustain success. ↗

— Jerry Jeff Walker

#easy #famous #i #i think #real

If our republican form of government is perishing because communications - the infrastructure of that republic - is under the yoke of international business how, at last, do we save it? We must build a confrontational movement to reclaim our democracy, a movement committed to active and sustained protest against the present order. ↗

— Mark Lloyd

#against #because #build #business #committed

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality. ↗

— Helen Clark

#equality #gender #include #more #serious

There is also a marked global trend towards sustainable agriculture, building on traditional methods which use fewer chemical inputs, carefully manage soil and water resources, and work hand-in-hand with nature. ↗

— Helen Clark

#also #building #carefully #chemical #fewer

Well, we don't think for a moment that either the U.S. or Australia are out to damage the New Zealand economy, but if there were a sustained period in which they had a free-trade agreement and New Zealand didn't have that same arrangement with the States, that could be both trade- and investment-distorting. ↗

— Helen Clark

#arrangement #australia #both #could #damage

We have a moral responsibility to protect the earth and ensure that our children and grandchildren have a healthy and sustainable environment in which to live. ↗

— Jim Clyburn

#earth #ensure #environment #grandchildren #healthy

Well-functioning financial systems are important in achieving sustained economic growth. They play a crucial role in channeling household savings into the corporate sector and allocating investment funds among firms. ↗

— Toshihiko Fukui

#allocating #among #channeling #corporate #crucial