#ape

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989. ↗

— Nadia Comaneci

#difficult times #escaped #i #life #most

You could say, in a vulgar Freudian way, that I am the unhappy child who escapes into books. Even as a child, I was most happy being alone. This has not changed. ↗

— Slavoj Zizek

#am #being #being alone #books #changed

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#escape #go #involved #living #must

Don't believe everything that you read in the newspapers. ↗

— Andrew Card

#everything #newspapers #read #you

I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#continue #i #life #living #my life

In an age of infinite digital documentation, paper was the last safe place for secrets. ↗

— Evan Angler

#secrets #technology #age

A wealth of experience and wisdom doesn't have to be a dead giveaway to your increasing years. The spin you put on it is what will keep you young. Don't let it make you bitter. Learn from it, and let it make you better. ↗

— Jayleigh Cape

#experience #inspirational #jayleigh-cape #wisdom #youth

I want to write a poem about "Truth," "Honor," "Dignity," and whether the toilet paper should roll over or under when you pull on it. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#honor #life #poem #toilet-paper #truth

A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible. ↗

— Frederick W. Smith

#concept #delivery #earn #feasible #fred

If I still need someone to calm my anger down, then I surely need a scapegoat who enrages me. ↗

— Toba Beta

#angry #point-finger #scapegoat #self-control #anger