#ant

The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests. ↗

— Breyten Breytenbach

#human #human rights #interests #national #national interests

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad. ↗

— Beau Bridges

#father #great #importantly #most #teacher

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#alive #been #crushed #cynicism #cynics

If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure. ↗

— John Bright

#argument #balance #balance of power #never #peace

Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world. ↗

— Sergey Brin

#being #big #big difference #difference #ethical

I think that the opportunity to be a kid another year and not have to not worry about the responsibilities of paying bills, and worry about getting an agent and worry about getting an accountant was important. ↗

— Jason Williams

#accountant #agent #another #bills #getting

And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it. ↗

— Poppy Z. Brite

#ever #i #like #name #pseudonym

Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed. ↗

— Poppy Z. Brite

#created #even #great #insignificant #like

Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food. ↗

— Poppy Z. Brite

#diversity #enjoy #ethnic #food #had

Hollywood people want to build you up and make you famous only to knock you off you're the pedestal they built for you. ↗

— Morgan Brittany

#built #famous #hollywood #hollywood people #knock