#boo

The truth is Christmas evolved from the Roman holiday Saturnalia, a winter festival where men gave gifts to each other. They also would get drunk, have sex with each other and beat their wives ↗

— Huey Freeman The Boondocks

#huey-freeman #jesus #the-boondocks #men

We never thought we were writing for posterity, because at the time everyone assumed that all the great standards had already been written by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein... The songs we were writing were supposed to be temporary things, of the period, like comic books. ↗

— Mike Stoller

#assumed #because #been #berlin #books

Burning books is not as horrible as burning people, because books, contrary to men, are not unique and ideas are fireproof! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#men

Never judge a book by its movie. ↗

— J.W. Eagan

#movie #reading #reading-books #movies

Do not pray for easy lives. Prey to be stronger men. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#john-wilkes-booth #president #shot #men

This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#illiteracy #reading #money

I don't want anyone writing in to point out that I spend too much money on books, many of which I will never read. I know that already. I certainly intend to read all of them, more or less. My intentions are good. Anyway, it's my money. And I'll bet you do it too. ↗

— Nick Hornby

#money

But the penciled sheets did not seem like nor smell like the library book so she had given it up, consoling herself with the vow that when she grew up, she would work hard, save money and buy every single book that she liked. ↗

— Betty Smith

#reading #money

I spent a lot of money of booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. ↗

— George Best

#money #money-management #money

And as I surveyed the clutter of his study I was pleased to see that he was a man after my own heart. All of his money appeared to have been spent on either books or shelves to hold them. ↗

— Ross King

#bookshelf #reading #money