The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him.Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about people, charity, money, man
I don't mind how much my ministers talk-as long as they do what I say.Quote by Margaret Thatcher about politics, mind
For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications.Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about force, poverty, people
The work is not complete for as long as our people remain divided by avoidable mutual suspicions, distrust and ancient fears.Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about old, work, people
The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about work
We also knew that the path of the reform would in the long run produce revolutionary changes in the ways our people do things.Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about things, people
In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race.Quote by Charles Babbage about mathematics
I want to stone these people who have life-changing experiences, and it all happens right away. For me, it has been a process, a long process of learning and study.Quote by Willie Aames about rightness, life, people
That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine.Quote by Charles Babbage about opinion, authority, science
Roger Maris lost his hair the season he hit sixty-one, I still have all my hair, but when it's over, I'm going home to Mobile and fish for a long time.Quote by Hank Aaron about season, home, time
We have to preserve it and use it sustainably. And the short-term use of resources at the destruction of the long-term heritage of this country is not a policy that we can pursue.Quote by Bruce Babbitt about country, use, destruction
For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!Quote by Edward Abbey about flowers, magic
One of our federal judges said, not long ago, that what the American people need is ten per cent of thought and ninety per cent of action.Quote by Irving Babbitt about judges, action, americans, thinking, need, people
Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.Quote by Lynn Abbey
It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.Quote by Lynn Abbey about old, olderness, time
I mean it's easier to be in a demonstration if it's a trip that's one of the reasons why the whole thing fell apart in 1971, because it wasn't a trip any longer.Quote by Lester Bangs about things
Our little writer's colony existed for about three years and it would take nearly that long to share the stories we accumulated.Quote by Lynn Abbey about writers