“Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from the sowing of the seed at Athens, 2,460 years ago, until the ripened harvest was gathered by men of our race. It is the delicate fruit of a mature civilization; and scarcely a century has passed since nations, that knew the meaning of the term, resolved to be free. In every age its progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man's craving for power, and the poor man's craving for food.” MenYearsHas BeensAgeNextStrongNationsTermNaturalPoorCommonRaceLibertyEnemyProgressCenturyCrimeIgnoranceCivilizationYears AgoFruitDeedsSeedsLustEaseMotiveMatureDelicateSuperstitionsHarvestConquestGood DeedsCravingPoor ManPretextStrong ManAthensSowingNatural Enemies Author:Lord Acton
“According to a new study, the marijuana in Colorado is almost twice as strong as it was 20 years ago. Of course, people had some questions for the scientists, like 'How can I get your job?'” PeopleYearsJobsCoursesStrongStudyYears AgoScientistMarijuanaColorado Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Years ago I was asked this question: Do terrorists fear anything? I said, 'I suspect they would fear a morally strong America.' They would know that a morally strong America would not be dislodged. You can always appeal to a point of vulnerability which would break a people up. [Terrorists] don't fear so much the weaponry as the moral courage, and I think a morally strong America would be intimidating to them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsSaidWould BeAmericaStrongMoralBreakYears AgoTerroristAppealsVulnerabilitySuspectsIntimidatingMoral CourageWeaponryStrong America Author:Ravi Zacharias
“I believe there is no liturgy in the world, either in ancient or modern language, which breathes more of a solid, scriptural, rational piety, than the Common Prayer of the Church of England. And though the main of it was compiled considerably more than two hundred years ago, yet is the language of it, not only pure, but strong and elegant in the highest degree.” WorldYearsBelieveTwoLanguageStrongI BelieveChurchPrayerCommonModernPureDegreesHighestHundredYears AgoEnglandAncientBreatheRationalElegantPietyLiturgyChurch Of EnglandModern Languages Book:John Wesley's The Book of Common Prayer Source: John Wesley's The Book of Common Prayer
“Caffeine gives me hope. Sometimes, when I brew my wicked strong Irish black tea just perfect, about halfway through the mug I feel a clear and overwhelming feeling of optimism. It didn't surprise me when a study a few years ago implied that suicide was much less likely among coffee and tea drinkers.” GivingFeelsYearsSometimesFeelingsStrongBlackPerfectStudyClearYears AgoOptimismGive MeSuicideSurpriseCoffeeTeaWickedOverwhelmingHalfwayCaffeineSurprise MeDrinkersImpliedMugCoffee And Tea Author:John Vanderslice
“I think maybe 50 years ago people and businesses felt like they had to choose between maximizing profits and making customers happy or making employees happy, and I think we're actually living in a special time where everyone's hyperconnected, whether through Twitter or blogs and so on. Information travels so quickly that it's actually possible to have it all, to make customers happy through customer service, to make employees happy through strong company cultures, and have that actually drive growth and profits.” PeopleThinkingYearsCultureStrongFeltGrowthCompanySpecialInformationYears AgoProfitCustomersEmployeeBlogsCompany CultureMaximizingSpecial TimesActually Living Author:Tony Hsieh
“The Labor roots are very strong.Paul Keating, made a comment several years ago about looking at that dragging yourself out of poverty, dragging yourself out of that situation.” YearsMadeStrongSituationPovertyYears AgoLaborRootsCommentVery Strong Author:Warren Mundine
“Helen Rosevere was a British medical missionary in the Congo years ago during an uprising. Her faith was strong and her trust was confident, yet she was raped and assaulted and treated brutally. Commenting later, she said, "I must ask myself a question as if it came directly from the Lord, 'Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?'" What a profound thought. God has trusted each of us with our own set of unfair circumstances and unexplained experiences to deal with. Can we still trust in Him even if He never tells us why?” IfsYearsSaidStillsAsksStrongDealsLordCircumstancesYears AgoProfoundBritishMedicalTreatedMissionaryTrustedUnfairCongoUprisingHelenUnexplainedTrusting YouProfound Thoughts Author:Charles R. Swindoll
“Sustainability requires that we demand enduring quality. Steve Strong has a slide presentation pointing out that much of Oxford was built 800 years ago. What are we building today that will be here 800 years from now? If something like that emerged from this recession, it would help justify the hardship so many people are currently experiencing.” PeopleIfsYearsHelpingTodayStrongQualityBuildingDemandBuiltYears AgoEndureJustifyHardshipSustainabilityPointingSlidesPresentationRecessionsOxford Author:Denis Hayes
“There is a very strong socialist movement in Jamaica. I was in Jamaica years ago. All the talk, all day they talk politics. The literacy rate is very low. Everyone is so interested in politics, more than those who can read in the United States.” YearsStatesStrongUnitedUnited StatesMovementLowsYears AgoRateVery StrongSocialistLiteracyJamaica Author:Huey Newton
“I did a pilot for Judd Apatow when I was 20 years old, so 18 years ago. The same year that he did that pilot, he made another pilot called Freaks And Geeks.Judd felt bad for me because I was living in L.A. by myself. Not only did he put me in an episode of Freaks And Geeks, but he was like, "Hey, just come hang out. I'm on set, getting to know everybody." I started hanging with everybody, and they were all either my age or a little younger. Seth and I just got along really well - Jason Segel and I, too - and before you know it, it was a really strong, solid group of friends.” KnowsYearsWellsLittlesMadeAgeStrongFeltGroupsYears AgoHeyHanging OutFreakPilotsEpisodesGeekJasonGroup Of Friends Author:David Krumholtz
“I am so proud to be running with another strong history-making woman, Hillary Clinton, to be president of the United States. I'm proud because her vision of stronger together, building an economy that works for all, not just those at the top, being safe in the world, not only with a strong military, but also strong alliances to battle terrorism and climate change, and also to build a community of respect, just like Barbara Johns tried to do 65 years ago. That's why I'm so proud to be her running mate.” WorldYearsStatesRunningTogetherStrongPresidentCommunityUnitedVisionUnited StatesEconomyMilitaryBuildingProudBattleSafeYears AgoStrongerClintonClimateClimate ChangeTerrorismMatesAlliancesBarbaraStronger TogetherHistory Making Author:Tim Kaine
“I think East Asian countries, I think they're very fortunate to have Buddhism survive as a strong influence because right from the time when Buddha himself, 2,500 years ago, made the point about the importance of education, and the word "Buddha" also means enlighten[ed] or educated. So all the Buddhist countries, not only Japan and Korea and China and Hong Kong and Thailand but also even Burma and Sri Lanka, had a higher level of education.” ThinkingYearsMeanMadeCountryStrongLevelsInfluenceBuddhismHigherYears AgoImportanceChinaEastEducatedBuddhistFortunateJapanAsianKoreaEnlighteningHigher LevelHong KongThailandBurmaSri LankaImportance Of EducationAsian Countries Author:Amartya Sen
“I read 'Crime and Punishment' years ago and don't recall the details of it, but I do retain a strong sense of the creeping paranoia and panic.” YearsStrongCrimeYears AgoDetailsPunishmentPanicRecallsParanoiaCrime And Punishment Author:Arthur Smith
“Qhuinn looked at each of the hoods again. How ironic, he thought. Nearly two years ago, an Honor Guard of black robes had been sent to him to make sure he knew his family didn't want him. And now, here these males were, come to draw him into a different kind of fold-- that was every bit as strong as that of blood.” WantYearsKindTwoDifferentStrongBitsBlackBloodHonorDrawsYears AgoMalesTwo YearsIronicDifferent KindsFoldsHoodRobesWant HimTwo Years Ago Book:Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood Source: Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
“And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.” YearsStillsTwoMatterHomeNightLostStrongCitiesDarknessCenturyYears AgoNo Matter WhatWinterStormSecurePatriotismPatrioticSteadyProsperousPilgrimMagnetBeaconsRidgesGraniteStand StrongWinter Night Author:Ronald Reagan