#bet

He puts his right hand lightly on the cup, I put my left, leaving the right free to transcribe, and away we go. We get, oh, 500 to 600 words an hour. Better than gasoline. ↗

— James Merrill

#better #cup #free #gasoline #get

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing. ↗

— Lionel Messi

#because #being #benefits #better #comes

Living here in southern California, I'll miss hearing Rocky Top for an entire week at the end of December. I was actually looking forward to it. Tennessee has a better fight song than Nebraska. ↗

— Al Michaels

#better #california #december #end #entire

All my life, I've been a type 1 diabetic. I've always taken life day by day. ↗

— Bret Michaels

#been #day #diabetic #i #life

I'd make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I'll wear a pair of platform shoes or something. ↗

— Bette Midler

#lady #macbeth #make #pair #platform

In a way, 'Sin City''s designed to be paced somewhere between an American comic book and Japanese manga. Working in black and white, I realized that the eye is less patient, and you have to make your point, and sometimes repeat it. Slowing things down is harder in black and white, because there isn't as much for the eye to enjoy. ↗

— Frank Miller

#because #between #black #black and white #book

It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost. ↗

— Stephen King

#better #cost #evil #good #goodness

I feel as though we're living in a time where there is very little distinction paid between the personal and the professional. ↗

— Wentworth Miller

#distinction #feel #i #i feel #little

I have very high expectations of myself. I'm a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else then so be it. ↗

— Wentworth Miller

#better #competitive #competitive person #else #eventually

My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities. ↗

— Wentworth Miller

#between #black #caught #communities #could