#van

When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. ↗

— Tracy Austin

#finals #first #henry #i #kelly

I see my job simply as helping disseminate the message of Barack Obama, working with the communications team to make sure that we're true to the ideals and the values and the programs that he wants to advance in this country. And that's the extent of my involvement. ↗

— David Axelrod

#barack #barack obama #communications #country #disseminate

We all think when we’re young that we want excitement and highs and passion. To hell with ordinary.” I smiled and she chuckled. “But when we find ourselves in these adult bodies,” she said. “When we wise up a little, or get slapped in the face by life, we realize we just want all things to be equal.” She put the heels of her hands together near her heart like the Yoga prayer position. “And we want to understand them better. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#glass-girl #grief #laura-anderson-kurk #meg-kavanagh #relationships

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#becomes #contrivance #each #every #human

Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the moment for our evolution, and gives us the best advantage for the development of ourselves. ↗

— Edward Bach

#assured #best #contains #development #evolution

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn. ↗

— William Banting

#argument #articles #beans #beneficial #certain

Our people are excited about building solutions, and it's rewarding to see how much fun Netscape employees have doing something they think is relevant and important. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#building #doing #employees #excited #fun

His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants hall. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#equal #equality #hall #his #lordship

I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long, blond hair. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#blond #blond hair #disadvantage #hair #i

I think NASCAR's coming to Canada now so it'll take on a whole new relevance. Be afraid. ↗

— Samantha Bee

#canada #coming #i #i think #nascar