In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
#quotes #john-ensign #50s #taxation #government #united-states

I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
#quotes #gary-kemp

We are focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important. ~John W. Snow
#quotes #john-w-snow #economy

I know just how isolating it can feel to experience severe anxiety. ~Zoe Sugg
#quotes #zoe-sugg #experience #anxiety

For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush. Now Barack Obama is enduring the rage of his conservative opposition. ~Joe Scarborough
#quotes #joe-scarborough #republicans #democrats #politics

What did the taxpayers get out of the Obama stimulus? More debt. That money wasn't just spent and wasted; it was borrowed, spent, and wasted. ~Paul Ryan
#quotes #paul-ryan #taxation

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
#quotes #h-jackson-brown-jr #children #marriage #gardening

It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
#quotes #robert-winston #doctors #medicine

If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. ~Billy Sunday
#quotes #billy-sunday #prayer

"Why do you give me cars?" "It's fun," Ranger said. "And it keeps you safe. Do you want to know why keeping you safe is important to me?" "You love me?" "Yes." A sigh inadvertently escaped. "We're really screwed up, aren't we?" "In a very large way," Ranger said. ~Janet Evanovich
#quotes #janet-evanovich #cars

Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels. ~Kiefer Sutherland
#quotes #kiefer-sutherland #places #romania

He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #helping

I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
#quotes #iris-murdoch

I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you do not owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes. ~John Mackey
#quotes #john-mackey #taxation #ethics

An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #health

Nothing could moderate, in the bosom of the great English middle class, their passionate, absorbing, almost blood-thirsty clinging to life. ~Matthew Arnold
#quotes #matthew-arnold

Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
#quotes #michelle-obama #patriotism

A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #laughing #medicine

The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #journey

A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
#proverbs #persian-proverbs #hardship

Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
#quotes #gilbert-k-chesterton #anarchism #government

Trying to use the power of yoga to improve your life, this is a terrible mistake. Because all you are doing is binding yourself more. You're putting more of your attention into the transient world. ~Frederick Lenz
#quotes #frederick-lenz #yoga #mistakes

Rose is famous for grace, advocate is famous for case, horse is famous for race. But you are famous for sweetness on your face.
#message #cute

My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
#quotes #jacques-derrida #lively

Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
#quotes #thomas-sowell #socialism