#al

I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#always #am #american #i #i am

Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before. ↗

— William Wycherley

#become #before #gaming #had #increase

Like, in high school, I was a good student and got straight As. It was very strict and you couldn't do well there unless you studied very hard, but every time there was any trouble, I was the first person they would be talking to. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#every #every time #first #good #good student

Yes, the United States is still the great meritocracy it's always been; but now, if you aren't brilliant or beautiful or both, there isn't much to do, because they can do it cheaper in Shanghai or Mumbai. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#beautiful #because #been #both #brilliant

Love is blind. My politics has been, too. I think you can fall in love with ideas, and you can fall in love with people. It's a very subjective experience. And I'm loyal to that experience. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#blind #experience #fall #i #i think

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to be around other people. There was a certain sense a relief in the physical act of just playing and being with other musicians. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#around #being #certain #i #just

I don't know how many thoughts we have a second, but it's quite an amazing number, and just to pin down the appropriate sequence of those, all you really need is a pencil and a piece of paper. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#appropriate #down #how #i #just

When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#clinics #experience #help #i #legal

It really takes likeable superstars to get the attention of the masses. ↗

— Jennifer Wyatt

#get #likeable #masses #really #superstars

I've always liked pop music. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with the avant-garde rock scene, because I think I was sort of swimming the wrong way, really. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#avant-garde #because #bit #i #i think