#ape

Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

#factory #important #ivory #rare #shapes

Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#attachments #beliefs #beyond #districts #enjoy

Every story was being made up. My true friends weren't the ones speaking. It was people who never knew me, making up stories. Even my local paper put a $1,000 bounty out for information about my whereabouts. ↗

— Marla Maples

#being #bounty #even #every #friends

I went to work. That was a turning point. When you have to do eight shows a week and your name is on the marquee, no matter what is going on at home or what's on the cover of the newspapers, you've got to do your job. ↗

— Marla Maples

#eight #going #got #home #i

I like America's diversity and its landscapes. ↗

— Johnny Rotton

#diversity #i #landscapes #like

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#environment #live #make #our #own

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#character #colored #come #contact #day

Our Lord did not try to alter circumstances. He submitted to them. They shaped his life and eventually brought him to Calvary. I believe we miss opportunities and lovely secrets our Lord is waiting to teach us by not taking what comes. ↗

— Mother Maribel

#believe #brought #circumstances #comes #did

I think we'll be in pretty good shape. We've got the same car we ran in all the speedway races since 2001, and it's been a real good car for us. It's led every race we've been in. ↗

— Sterling Marlin

#car #every #good #got #i

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers in midstream. ↗

— Don Marquis

#care #change #diapers #important #important things