#am

Most people had an acquired kind of beauty, they became better looking the longer you knew them and the better you loved them, but Cole had unfairly skipped to the end of the game, all jaggedly handsome and Hollywood-looking. Not needing any love to get there. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#sam-roth #beauty

Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#am #carries #consumes #devours #fire

I don't care whether a role is 10 minutes long or two hours. And I don't care whether my name is up there on top, either. Matter of fact, I'd rather have someone else get top billing; then if the picture bombs, he gets the blame, not me. ↗

— Ernest Borgnine

#blame #bombs #care #either #else

Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. ↗

— Robert Bork

#another #another way #basic #being #democracy

Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason. ↗

— Hal Borland

#calls #constantly #deals #fact #faith

Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace. ↗

— Norman Borlaug

#bread #cultivate #desire #feel #fields

As the 29th state to join the United States of America, it is our turn to show the nation what represents Iowa. Our commitment to quality education, hard work, and small-town values are all represented in the Iowa quarter. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#commitment #education #hard #hard work #iowa

Iowa is home to teachers, farmers, lawyers, factory workers, and many others who work hard every day to provide the best for their families and their future. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#day #every #every day #factory #families

The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#american dream #children #college #college education #dream

Sometimes I have a tough time getting along with myself. When I was a child, I needed a lot of attention... and I don't have a small ego. For me, appearing on a stage or presenting a cake is the same thing. You need a crowd around you to do it. ↗

— Ron Ben-Israel

#appearing #around #attention #cake #child