#ann

I am a Brazilian before I am an architect. I cannot separate the two. ↗

— Oscar Niemeyer

#architect #before #brazilian #cannot #i

This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half. ↗

— George Orwell

#satire #tyranny #life

With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying. ↗

— Frederick Law Olmsted

#cannot #condition #consider #either #gratifying

There was no singles problem until singles got so single-minded that they stopped wasting time with anyone ineligible. Before that, it was understood that one of society's main tasks was matchmaking. People with lifelong friendships and ties to local nonprofessional organizations did not have to fear that isolation would accompany retirement, old age, or losing a spouse. Overburdened householders could count on the assistance not only of their own extended families, but of the American tradition of neighborliness. ↗

— Judith Martin

#community #family #miss-manners #relationships #age

Clearly, a stable, unified and democratic Iraq cannot be achieved militarily by the U.S. ↗

— John Olver

#cannot #clearly #democratic #democratic iraq #iraq

Ignore the annual percentage rate when shopping for a mortgage. ↗

— Suze Orman

#ignore #mortgage #percentage #rate #shopping

You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system. ↗

— George Osborne

#cannot #debts #system #tackle #tackling

Every man may reign secure in his petty tyranny, and spread terror and desolation around him, until the trump of the Archangel shall excite different emotions in his soul. ↗

— James Otis

#desolation #different #different emotions #emotions #every

I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues. ↗

— Jimmy Page

#cultures #different #different cultures #had #i

A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted by android Barbie creep. All those thick swatches of lifeless strands clustering lankly round ladies' necks! Like orange tanning spray, this is a fashion fad that should be put out of its misery. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#android #barbie #children #complaint #creep