#aid

Too many women throw themselves into romance because they're afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won't do that. ↗

— Julie Delpy

#afraid #because #being #compromises #i

Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#certain #conspicuously #course #deter #deterrence

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#arguably #failed #important #most #objective

It's always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because you're always afraid that you don't know your own strength and might hurt someone. ↗

— Catherine Deneuve

#always #because #difficult #hurt #know

I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid! ↗

— Vanessa Hudgens

#i #kid #like #someone #who

Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces. ↗

— Charlie Dent

#armed #armed forces #been #come #does

How are you feeling?" I leaned away from him. "Gross." Aiden frowned. "Gross?" "I haven't brushed my teeth or washed my face in days. Don't come near me." He laughed. "Alex, come on." "Seriously, I'm gross." I put my hand over my mouth. Ignoring my protests, he leaned over and brushed my string hair back. "You're as beautiful as always, Alex." I stared at him. He must not get out much. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#alex #funny #humor #sarcasm #beauty

Who ever said that one was born just once? ↗

— Jacques Derrida

#ever #just #once #said #who

The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge. ↗

— Rene Descartes

#alone #deduction #intuition #knowledge #must

At one time, whenever the hell it was, they wanted a character to come in and stir up the pot. They brought me in for 8-10 episodes and said we'll try it for that. ↗

— William Devane

#character #come #episodes #hell #me