#able

The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#although #came #did #enable #fame

His unit is in charge of 5,000 homes, and they've only been able to search about 2 percent of them. People are standing on roofs or sticking their hands out of air vents so they can get rescued. ↗

— Allen Johnson

#about #air #been #charge #get

No pen, no ink, no table, no room, no time, no quiet, no inclination. ↗

— James Joyce

#ink #pen #quiet #room #table

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#enough #forge #instant #irrevocable #magic

Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take. ↗

— Kathy Ireland

#about #acting #because #i #lucrative

I mean, Eighteen years old is the age of consent in Europe and you can go anywhere and do anything you like. In America, it is dumb. At eighteen you should be able to do anything that you like, except get married. ↗

— John Entwistle

#age #america #anything #anywhere #consent

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather. ↗

— Washington Irving

#equable #gifts #good nature #heaven #inexhaustible

The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. ↗

— Steve Irwin

#better #comfortable #getting #getting better #go

Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's and conduct yourself in a respectable manner if you expect to have friends. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#conduct #expect #friends #good #good guy

Friendship is inexplicable, it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it. ↗

— Max Jacob

#friendship #inexplicable #kill #should #want