“The young man [Turgot] destined for an ecclesiastical career was placed within walls carefully designed to keep out all currents of new thought; his studies, his reading, his professors, his associates, all were combined to keep from him any results of observation or reflection save those prescribed: probably, of all means for stifling healthy and helpful thought, a theological seminary, as then conducted whether Catholic or Protestant, Jewish or Mohammedan, was the most perfect.” MenMeanYoungReadingPerfectResultsCareersStudyWallHealthyReflectionCatholicCurrentsObservationYoung ManHelpfulProfessorsAssociatesDestinedNew ThoughtTheologicalProtestantsStiflingSeminary Author:Andrew Dickson White
“Self-painting is a further development of painting. The pictorial surface has lost its function as sole expressive support. It was led back to its origins, the wall, the object, the living being, the human body. By incorporating my body as expressive support, occurrences arise as a result, the course of which the camera records and the viewer can experience” HumansSelfBodyCoursesLostResultsSupportRecordsObjectsPaintingWallDevelopmentFunctionCamerasSurfaceAriseSoleViewersHuman BodyExpressivePictorialIncorporating Author:Gunter Brus
“To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better than average results, the investor must follow policies which are (1) inherently sound and promising, and (2) not popular on Wall Street.” EnjoySoundChanceResultsStreetsPolicyWallInvestingAverageReasonableInvestors Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
“The problem is we have a Wall Street-to-Washington access of power that has controlled the political climate. The donor class feeds the political class who does the dance that the donor class wants. And the result is federal government keeps getting bigger.” WantDoeProblemGovernmentPoliticalResultsClassStreetsWallBiggerClimateAccessControlledFederal GovernmentDonors Author:Mike Huckabee
“More than 200 ships from 13 nations conducted over 10,000 flawless intercepts, which formed a steel wall around the waters leading to Iraq. And these operations continue today. Thanks to these superb efferts not one cargo hold, not one crate, not even one pallet of seaborne contraband even touched Saddam Hussein's shores. The result: Iraq lost 90% of its imports, 100% of its exports, and had its gross national product cut in half.” WarTodayLostNationsWaterResultsHalfCuttingProductsWallIraqShipsThanksOperationsTouchedShoreSteelSaddamGrossHusseinImportsSuperbFlawlessGulf WarCargoPallets Author:Norman Schwarzkopf