#arc

To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#burned #cause #charcoal #distill #face

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#failure #fine #know #line #often

Freedom, or individual liberty, was a basic premise of the Spanish anarchist tradition. "Individual sovereignty" is a prime tenet of most anarchist writing; the free development of one' s individual potential is one of the basic "rights" to which all humans are born. Yet Spanish anarchists were firmly rooted in the communalist-anarchist tradition. For them, freedom was fundamentally a social product: the fullest expression of individuality and of creativity can be achieved only in and through community. As Carmen Conde (a teacher who was also active in Mujeres Libres) wrote, describing the relationship of individuality and community: "I and my truth; I and my faith ... And I for you, but without ever ceasing to be me, so that you can always be you. Because I don' t exist without your existence, but my existence is also indispensable to yours. ↗

— Martha A. Ackelsberg

#feminism #spain #spanish-anarchists #faith

I have six sisters and two beautiful daughters - that's eight women who mean the world to me. I support the Entertainment Industry Foundation and Lee National Denim Day because they fund programs that are making huge strides in breast cancer research and support. ↗

— Felicity Huffman

#because #breast cancer #cancer #daughters #day

Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#contrast #even #everything #little #need

Love permeates all things and laws. Scientists should research it more. ↗

— Toba Beta

#life #love #permeate #research #scientist

Had I realized while on Earth," he said, "that Hell was such a delightful place, I should have put more faith in the teachings of religion. As it was, I actually doubted its existence. A foolish error, cherie. I am pleased to say that you have converted me completely." "I, too," observed Mr. Hamilton, helping himself to wine, "was something of an unbeliever in my time, and while never quite an atheist, like my arch-enemy Jefferson, I was still inclined to look upon Satan as merely a myth. Imagine my satisfaction to find him ruling a monarchy! You know I spent the greater part of my earthly existence fighting Mr. Jefferson and his absurd democratic ideas and now look at the damn country! Run by morons! ↗

— Frederic Arnold Kummer

#anatole-france #democracy #hell #monarchy #morons

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. ↗

— Zora Neale Hurston

#poking #prying #purpose #research

The 1st Congressional District contains almost half of the biotech and biomedical companies in Washington, and my job often allows me to meet the people responsible for this exciting research. ↗

— Jay Inslee

#almost #biomedical #biotech #companies #congressional

The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of. ↗

— John Irving

#building #craft #i #never #novel