“Moral decay first hampers and then strangles honest government, regular commerce, and even the ability to take genuine pleasure in the goods of this world. Compulsion is applied from above as self-discipline relaxes below, and the last liberties expire under the weight of a unitary state.... Since religion has lost its empire over the souls of men, the most prominent boundary that divided good from evil is overthrown; kings and nations are guided by chance and none can say where are the natural limits of despotism and the bound of license.” MenWorldFirstsSoulSelfStatesGovernmentLastsEvilLostNationsNaturalChanceAbilityPleasureLibertyMoralHonestThis WorldKingsDisciplineLimitsWeightBoundsCorruptionBoundariesGenuineRelaxEmpiresGoodsDividedDecayCommerceSelf DisciplineLicenseCompulsionDespotismProminentHamperMoral DecayHonest Government Author:Russell Kirk
“Woo means the ability to entice someone or something to get what you want. My first solo album was called: All the Woo of the Universe, which was titled by George Clinton.” WantFirstsMeanUniverseAbilityClintonAlbumsWhat You WantSolo Author:Bernie Worrell
“Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.” FirstsSchoolLawBlackPresidentAbilityBuiltReputationBridgesDivisionReviewsHarvardIdeologicalLaw SchoolPublic ImageHarvard Law School Author:Mara Liasson
“The 1st secret to success is to simply master your ability to get started, to take the first step. If you want to get physically fit, simply pack a gym bag everyday and get in the car. Once you do, where else are you going to go?” IfsWantFirstsSuccessAbilitySecretStepsCarMastersFitEverydayBagsGymFirst StepsPacksSecret To SuccessPhysically Fit Author:Hal Elrod
“Most children are given far too much praise for their early drawings, so much so that they rarely learn the ability to refine their first crude efforts the way their early attempts at language are corrected.” WayFirstsChildrenLanguageGivenAbilityEffortToo MuchPraiseDrawingCrude Book:Triskell Tales: Twenty-two Years of Chapbooks Source: Triskell Tales: Twenty-two Years of Chapbooks
“When I got the script to this movie, The Good Girl, I read it in an hour. The writer, Mike White, has an ability to create characters that are so creepy and dysfunctional and human, with this duality that makes people feel empathy for them at the same time. My first thought was 'Was this sent to the right person?' I called my agent. 'Are they sure? Let's say yes before they realize they've sent it to the wrong person!'” PeopleFeelsFirstsHumansPersonsBookCharacterGirlReadingActorsRealizingHoursAbilityWhiteEmpathyScriptsAgentsMovieMikeDualityCreepyRight PersonBooks And ReadingGood GirlWrong Person Author:Jennifer Aniston
“The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away.” WayFirstsMayTwoCharacterSeemsFormAbilityFailingGreatnessSucceedImportanceTrialsSpiteWillingnessFlawedStarting OverMeasurementTwo WaysAbility To Succeed Author:Guy Finley
“To do things in a way you want to do them, you will have to acquire the ability to think the way you want to think: this is the first step toward getting rich.” ThinkingWayWantFirstsAbilityStepsRichAcquireFirst StepsGet RichVisualization Book:Get Rich Collection Source: Get Rich Collection
“Management: First fix the blame. Then fix the problem.” FirstsProblemAbilityManagementBlame Author:Randall Dale Adams
“In the Internet world, both ends essentially pay for access to the Internet system, and so the providers of access get compensated by the users at each end. My big concern is that suddenly access providers want to step in the middle and create a toll road to limit customers' ability to get access to services of their choice even though they have paid for access to the network in the first place.” WorldWantFirstsEndsBigsChoicesAbilityPayStepsMiddleInternetLimitsConcernPaidCustomersAccessUsersTollsProviders Author:Vinton Cerf
“When we trust the makers of baby formula more than we do our own ability to nourish our babies, we lose a chance to claim an aspect of our power as women. Thinking that baby formula is as good as breast milk is believing that thirty years of technology is superior to three million years of nature's evolution. Countless women have regained trust in their bodies through nursing their children, even if they weren't sure at first that they could do it. It is an act of female power, and I think of it as feminism in its purest form.” IfsThinkingYearsFirstsBelieveChildrenBodyFormThreeLosesChanceAbilityMillionsTechnologyFeminismBabyEvolutionFemaleAspectClaimsSuperiorsThirtyBreastsMakersFormulasMilkNursingThirty YearsBreastfeedingFemale Power Author:Christiane Northrup