As a state we are so uniquely positioned in so many ways. Our geography our placement in the country and our history positions us to be the state that propels energy efficiency as an industry.
People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.
The little may contrast with the great in painting but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other that is which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.
Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.
I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.
Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development.
A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.
I believe that we must reach our brother never toning down our fundamental oppositions but meeting him when he asks to be met with a reason for the faith that is in us as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers.
In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins and verify but which he must accept upon faith and belief.
It's important to ask candidates about their beliefs in part because politicians frequently exploit religious faith - often with the idea that voters will be more likely to unthinkingly accept certain political positions so long as they arise from religious belief.
The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.
I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
At any rate girls are differently situated. Having no need of deep scientific knowledge their education is confined more to the ordinary things of the world the study of the fine arts and of the manners and dispositions of people.
On the political front of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions you bring 10 women in then it's 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy the number of chairs can actually increase.
I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can help people get in those roles and really truly embrace colorblind casting.
I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.