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It is said that the best horses lose when they compete with slower ones and win against better rivals. Undercompensation from the absence of a stressor, inverse hormesis -absence of challenge- degrades the best of the best. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb	added by JokerGem 2 months ago
If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, the audit and compliance priorities will be focused on enhancing the IRS’ capabilities to ensure that America’s highest earners comply with applicable tax laws, if poor people are more likely to be audited than the wealthy, that is something I think potentially degrades public trust and needs to be addressed within the tax system. – Daniel Werfel	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We do not believe our sponsorship degrades our global commitment to human rights, our sponsorship is not an endorsement of any specific host country or The Chinese government, nor an acceptance or approval of domestic activities that may take place within that country. – Steve Rodgers	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Under Rimi, AQAP committed unconscionable violence against civilians in Yemen and sought to conduct and inspire numerous attacks against the United States and our forces, his death further degrades AQAP and the global al-Qaida movement, and it brings us closer to eliminating the threats these groups pose to our national security. – President Trump	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I feel like it was unacceptable to me that President Donald Trump was given a venue which President Donald Trump filled principally with people President Donald Trump brought instead of students from this great university, members from the broader community, were not included, the Bipartisan Justice Center allowed President Donald Trump to create an illusion that President Donald Trump had support from HBCUs or this community when in fact, just as President Donald Trump's done to communities like this one throughout President Donald Trump entire professional career President Donald Trump does not have the support of communities like this that President Donald Trump actively demeans degrades and disempowers. – Cory Booker	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness. – Michael Avenatti	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.” – Simone Weil	added by regnumveritatis 6 years ago
We’ve changed projection technology, some people prefer film to digital, but film degrades and shutters, and so people seeing it a few weeks in find it’s not as good. Digital doesn’t change. – Patrick Corcoran	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Human trafficking is a monstrous and devastating crime that steals lives and degrades our nation, as a result of the FBI's outstanding coordination and exemplary efforts alongside state and local partners during Operation Cross Country, more children will sleep safely tonight, and more wrongdoers will face the judgment of our criminal justice system. – Attorney General Loretta Lynch	Found on CNN 8 years ago
At the brink of conflict, nuclear command and warning networks around the world may be besieged by electronic intruders whose onslaught degrades the coherence and rationality of nuclear decision-making. – The Global Zero report	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Decide from the get-go how much mental energy you are going to spend on a task, giving your full forceful energy all the time really degrades resources. You need to know when to do something fast and when to do something slow. – Sandra Bond Chapman	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few. – Amos Bronson Alcott	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Junk is the ultimate merchandise. The junk merchant does not sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to the product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise, he degrades and simplifies the client. – William Seward Burroughs	added by anonymous 14 years ago

It is said that the best horses lose when they compete with slower ones and win against better rivals. Undercompensation from the absence of a stressor, inverse hormesis -absence of challenge- degrades the best of the best.

– Nassim Nicholas Taleb

added by JokerGem
2 months ago

If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, the audit and compliance priorities will be focused on enhancing the IRS’ capabilities to ensure that America’s highest earners comply with applicable tax laws, if poor people are more likely to be audited than the wealthy, that is something I think potentially degrades public trust and needs to be addressed within the tax system.

– Daniel Werfel

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We do not believe our sponsorship degrades our global commitment to human rights, our sponsorship is not an endorsement of any specific host country or The Chinese government, nor an acceptance or approval of domestic activities that may take place within that country.

– Steve Rodgers

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Under Rimi, AQAP committed unconscionable violence against civilians in Yemen and sought to conduct and inspire numerous attacks against the United States and our forces, his death further degrades AQAP and the global al-Qaida movement, and it brings us closer to eliminating the threats these groups pose to our national security.

– President Trump

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

– Cory Booker

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness.

– Michael Avenatti

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.”

– Simone Weil

added by regnumveritatis
6 years ago

We’ve changed projection technology, some people prefer film to digital, but film degrades and shutters, and so people seeing it a few weeks in find it’s not as good. Digital doesn’t change.

– Patrick Corcoran

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Human trafficking is a monstrous and devastating crime that steals lives and degrades our nation, as a result of the FBI's outstanding coordination and exemplary efforts alongside state and local partners during Operation Cross Country, more children will sleep safely tonight, and more wrongdoers will face the judgment of our criminal justice system.

– Attorney General Loretta Lynch

Found on CNN
8 years ago

At the brink of conflict, nuclear command and warning networks around the world may be besieged by electronic intruders whose onslaught degrades the coherence and rationality of nuclear decision-making.

– The Global Zero report

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Decide from the get-go how much mental energy you are going to spend on a task, giving your full forceful energy all the time really degrades resources. You need to know when to do something fast and when to do something slow.

– Sandra Bond Chapman

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few.

– Amos Bronson Alcott

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Junk is the ultimate merchandise. The junk merchant does not sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to the product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise, he degrades and simplifies the client.

– William Seward Burroughs

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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