#trie

There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action, applied with dedication by hardworking individuals, makes me proud to lead a service that is making life better for millions across Britain. ↗

— Gus O'Donnell

#action #applied #better #britain #civil

The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#come #countries #data #imf #investment

Trust one who has tried. ↗

— Virgil

#trust #who

We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen. ↗

— Barack Obama

#degrees #drive #eat #expect #going

I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries. ↗

— Barack Obama

#family #i #lived #members #muslim

Military officers from different countries, when they meet each other, tend to sort of fall in love, become mutual admiration societies, at the expense of realities. ↗

— William Odom

#become #countries #different #different countries #each

Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history of invading other Asian countries. ↗

— Kenzaburo Oe

#asian countries #been #countries #had #history

The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic. ↗

— Kenzaburo Oe

#cataclysmic #had #japan #modelled #modern

One of my resolutions is to quit smoking. I've tried for the past two years, but this year I am going to stick with it. ↗

— John Oldham

#going #i #i am #past #quit

Everyone tries to talk you out of going to college. The consensus being that people are just gonna forget about you, you know, and that's the way the business works. ↗

— Larisa Oleynik

#being #business #college #consensus #everyone