“The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the French, a calmer nation, claim that of the air.” NationsAirSeaClaimsPossessionEmpiresSpiritedCalmer Author:Louis XVIII of France
“Many people in a rather reckless context claim to 'just tell it like it is'. In actuality, nobody really stresses what one says so much as the motive behind what one says; hence, he is merely blowing hot air and detracting from 'what is'.” PeopleBehindsAirClaimsStressHotMotiveRecklessActualityHot Air Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Everyone claims to be okay with freedom of religion, but the moment you mention God there is a strange tension that fills the air. If there was a 6th sense, that would be it.” IfsMomentsWould BeAirStrangeOkayClaimsTensionFreedom Of Religion Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“The spirit of religious totalitarianism is abroad in the world; it is in the very air we breathe today in this land. Everywhere are those who claim to have a corner on righteousness, on direct access to God ... The bigots of the world are having a heyday.” WorldTodaySpiritReligionReligiousAirLandDirectClaimsCornersBreatheAccessRighteousnessTotalitarianismBigotsHeyday Author:Sonia Johnson
“My opinion has always been this, that you ought to never give up as long as you live, even though they have stolen everything from you. If nothing else, you can always call the air you breath your own, or at any rate you can claim that you have it on loan. Yes, lass, last night I ate stolen bread and left my son among men who are going to use pick-handles on the authorities, so I thought I might just as well look you up this morning.” IfsMenGivingWellsLooksLongUseMightLastsNightLeftOpinionMorningAirSonOughtGiving UpAuthorityPicksClaimsBreathsRateHandleBreadMy SonStolenNever Giving UpLast NightLoan Author:Halldór Laxness
“Second, they [those who disagree with market efficiency] always claim they know a man, a bank, or a fund that does do better. Alas, anecdotes are not science. And once Wharton School dissertations seek to quantify the performers, these have a tendency to evaporate into the air - or, at least, into statistically insignificant t-statistics.” KnowsMenDoeSchoolAirClaimsInvestingTendenciesFundStatisticsPerformersDisagreeEfficiencyAlasInsignificantAnecdotesDissertationMarket Efficiency Author:Paul Samuelson
“We also have to intensify our air strikes against ISIS and eventually support our Arab and Kurdish partners to be able to actually take out ISIS in Raqqa, end their claim of being a Caliphate.” EndsAbleSupportAirClaimsStrikesPartnersIsisKurdish Author:Hillary Clinton