“Have you ever visited that portion of Erin's plot that offers its sympathetic soil for the minute survey and scrutinous examination of those in political power, whose decision has wisely been the means before now of converting the stern and prejudiced, and reaching the hand of slight aid to share its strength in augmenting its agricultural richness?” MeanHandsPoliticalDecisionShareMinutesOffersAidsSoilReachingPlotPortionsExaminationRichnessSympatheticSurveysPolitical PowerConvertingErin Author:Amanda McKittrick Ros
“The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.” WholeHoursHalfWatchesFourMinutesEffectsTwentiesSpreadAidsWheelsLabourExertionInsensibleWinding Up Book:On The Economy Of Machinery And Manufactures Source: On The Economy Of Machinery And Manufactures
“George W. Bush was passionate about AIDS. And we had a 10-minute talk at the interval of a concert at the Kennedy Center about AIDS. And I was astonished about how well-informed he was and his commitment to AIDS. And so it's the typical thing of don't judge a book by its cover until you have read the book.” WellsBookMinutesJudgingCommitmentPassionateAidsConcertsTypicalIntervalsJudging A Book By Its Cover Author:Elton John
“The effect of AIDS was like a war in a minute country. Like, in World War I, a whole generation of Englishmen died all at once. And with AIDS, a whole generation of gay men died practically all at once, within a couple of years.” MenWorldYearsWarCountryWholeGenerationsMinutesEffectsCoupleGayDiedAidsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IEnglishmenGay Men Author:Fran Lebowitz