#best

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#advantage #always #another #best #blockhead

The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in everything else. The best man - that is to say, the strongest and cleverest - is likely to get the best woman, in the sense of the most beautiful person. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#beautiful person #best #best man #cleverest #competition

The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#beautiful #best #free #illusion #moment

The English race is the best at weeping and the worst at laughing. ↗

— Thomas Hearne

#english #laughing #race #weeping #worst

Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay. ↗

— William Styron

#bay #best #keep #loneliness #reading

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#best #chose #dream #football #get

You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#ballplayers #being #best #category #close

I was a goth girl in high school. Perhaps the powdered white face and the black lipstick were not the most attractive. I felt fabulous at the time but looking back, uh, probably not the best idea. ↗

— Christina Hendricks

#back #best #black #fabulous #face

The Eagles and the critics were not the best of friends. ↗

— Don Henley

#critics #eagles #friends #were

Most of us start out with a positive attitude and a plan to do our best. ↗

— Marilu Henner

#best #most #our #out #plan