#amin

The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example. ↗

— Robert Trout

#american republic #behind #easily #examining #example

I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA. ↗

— Dwyane Wade

#basketball #dreaming #football #football player #i

The sight of the first woman in the minimal two-piece was as explosive as the detonation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. at Bikini Island in the Marshall Isles, hence the naming of the bikini. ↗

— Tom Waits

#atomic bomb #bikini #bomb #explosive #first

I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age. ↗

— Chris Ware

#age #believe #destroys #development #i

If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#end #end of the day #green #knees #life

There was a time I was very much blaming the way I felt on L.A, that it was a vacuum of creativity, of humor or anything organic, and I was really angry at the place. But then today I feel completely different - I love L.A.! ↗

— Naomi Watts

#anything #blaming #completely #creativity #different

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air. ↗

— Richard Whately

#castles #examine #know #passion #ruling

When I see these young girls who are dreaming the dream that I'm living, it's very very exciting and it puts a big smile on my face. ↗

— Sue Wicks

#dream #dreaming #exciting #face #i

When I was younger and my parents used to always slap my hand if I was picking my nose or if I was running around screaming I was told to shut up. ↗

— Prince William

#around #hand #i #nose #parents

It felt as if things were literally slipping through my fingers. Things were just streaming away from me. I lost my sense of humor. I'm still looking for that. ↗

— Michelle Williams

#felt #fingers #humor #i #just