#ass

To have faith in Divine protection is good, but even beter if backed by the pratical assistance heaven has a right to expect from sensible mortals. ↗

— Ellis Peters

#backed #divine #even #expect #faith

I will not ever run for political office. I can assure you. ↗

— David Petraeus

#ever #i #i can #office #political

A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside. ↗

— Tom Peters

#growth #leave #passive #professional #wayside

As a consumer, you want to associate with brands whose powerful presence creates a halo effect that rubs off on you. ↗

— Tom Peters

#brands #consumer #creates #effect #halo

To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds. ↗

— Petrarch

#almost #begin #bounds #concerning #differ

My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#father #full #i #jackson #kinds

Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their artists. There was talk of me going to Columbia after that, but nothing happened. I got disillusioned, and I pulled back. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#amount #artists #back #columbia #companies

It makes sense - you wanna gather a lot of people together, and Vegas really does that well. New York can, but you know the hassles. I've lived there. It's an entirely different beast. ↗

— Liz Phair

#different #does #entirely #gather #hassles

I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that's really how I've always lived my life. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#does #dream #goal #goes #how

In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks. ↗

— William Lyon Phelps

#basically #company #every #out #start-up