#ape

We always get up about 5:30, and George gets up and goes in and gets the coffee and brings it to me, and that's been our ritual since we got married. And we read the newspapers in bed and drink coffee for about an hour probably, read our briefing papers. ↗

— Laura Bush

#always #bed #been #briefing #brings

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#american #american people #half #hopes #never

It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape. ↗

— Brett Favre

#back #brief #brief period #deal #difficult

It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that. ↗

— Brett Favre

#animal #being #couple #escape #get

According to the papers, I'm miserable, alienated, and on the brink of resignation. But that's simply not where I am. ↗

— Vince Cable

#alienated #am #brink #i #i am

I paint with shapes. ↗

— Alexander Calder

#i #paint #shapes

When the BBC decided to bring Doctor Who back as a feature film a few years ago, one national newspaper ran a poll to ask its readers who should be the new Doctor, and I topped it. ↗

— Simon Callow

#ask #back #bbc #bring #decided

The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins. ↗

— Italo Calvino

#begins #born #catalogue #cities #city

President Obama inherited a broken country mired in two wars, a financial crisis, a mortgage mess and more than we all probably even know about and has in my opinion brought us back from the brink. But I still see my friends in no better shape and the gap widening. ↗

— Don Cheadle

#back #better #brink #broken #brought

I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night. ↗

— Matt Cameron

#drummers #every #every night #fast #fast food