#zen

The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime. ↗

— Laura Miller

#any #belt #citizen #city #dime

The photographs were never about me. They were always about the people who were laying their lives on the line for basic civil rights. I look back and I can't believe there was ever a time in this country when ANY citizen could not vote. The times were appalling. ↗

— Charles Moore

#always #any #appalling #back #basic

Citizens, the priority now is to recover trust between the Egyptian - amongst the Egyptians and to have trust and confidence in our economy and international reputation and the fact that the change that we have embarked on will carry on and there's no going back to the old days. ↗

— Hosni Mubarak

#back #between #carry #change #citizens

Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

#citizens #community #disabled #hispanic #hispanic community

Those who deny the existence of a supreme being have been turned into second-class citizens by a government that continuously sends messages that 'real Americans' believe in God. ↗

— Michael Newdow

#being #believe #citizens #class citizens #continuously

There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family. ↗

— William Nicholson

#american #american writers #dozens #family #great

Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen. ↗

— Larry Niven

#building #built #dozen #everyone #insane

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#film #first #first lady #forever #frame

Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice. ↗

— Max Nordau

#before #built #citizens #civilization #crimes

My ideal citizen is the self-employed, homeschooling, IRA-owning guy with a concealed-carry permit. ↗

— Grover Norquist

#guy #ideal #permit