#ay

I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past. ↗

— Clara Barton

#always #anything #been #better #complete

If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect. ↗

— John Barton

#desired #effect #had #poetry #reader

It kind of irritates me that I'm seen as this pretty face. People also say I'm too thin. The truth is pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas. ↗

— Mischa Barton

#also #comes #face #i #irritates

Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#cold war #deceived #let us #midst #today

I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no such thing. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#comparison #i #kind #oh #really

Although I don't gamble in life - I've never played poker - I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: 'Can I do this?' ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#gamble #i #i do #life #myself

I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don't care. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#birthday #birthdays #care #celebrate #else

It is easier to stay out than get out. ↗

— Mark Twain

#get #out #stay #than

I spend at least a couple hours a day in the studio, every day, whether I'm dancing or not. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#dancing #day #every #every day #hours

But I think doctors have always been either honest or dishonest. ↗

— Leonard Baskin

#been #dishonest #doctors #either #honest