#ali

Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned. ↗

— George G. Simpson

#him #man #materialistic #mind #planned

Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself. ↗

— George G. Simpson

#common #defined #else #essential #fire

Poetry is the deification of reality. ↗

— Edith Sitwell

#reality

Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now! ↗

— Swami Sivananda

#here #leisure #love #minute #now

Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical. ↗

— Joey Skaggs

#edge #fake #important #most #plausible

We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we are exploited - sold a bill of goods and a household of products. ↗

— Joey Skaggs

#exploited #function #goods #household #how

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people. ↗

— Joey Skaggs

#convince #create #false #help #i

It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles. ↗

— Ricky Skaggs

#calling #few #forget #give #great

Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality in some respects. ↗

— Ed Smith

#because #beyond #blacks #burden #civil

I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#being #brings #different #different elements #elements