#tendency

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor, to take from those who do labor the produce of that labor, and to give it to those who do not labor. ↗

— William Cobbett

#create #give #labor #persons #produce

Honestly, I have a tendency to date dorks. Which means that a lot of times, I date guys that no one else would deem to be a hunk. ↗

— Ivanka Trump

#deem #else #guys #honestly #hunk

As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there for a long time. I've been working on being able to let things go. I don't think I ever want to buy property again. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#again #been #being #beings #buy

I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#i #i think #look #objectively #rather

I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like. ↗

— Paul Giamatti

#acting #definitely #i #like #lots

If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get more complex and arrange things more and more. That wouldn't necessarily be good for Eddie, or anyone else in the band. ↗

— Stone Gossard

#anyone #arrange #band #been #complex

Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed. ↗

— Garrett Hardin

#constantly #counteract #education #generations #inexorable

Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force. ↗

— Eric Alterman

#back #before #current #evidence #facts

Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war. ↗

— John Bolton

#generals #last #like #politicians #tendency

I have a tendency to be lucky and make the right choices based on limited information. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

#choices #i #information #limited #lucky