#cia

A politician is someone who promises a bridge even when there's no water ↗

— Gregory David Roberts

#politicians

I would never put my songs in a commercial. ↗

— Tom Petty

#i #never #put #songs #would

I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#artists #bunch #discovered #early #especially

Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician. ↗

— Grant-Lee Phillips

#being #life #more #much #musician

I'm not super social, don't really go to parties, or basketball games, or football games very often, the big social occasions. ↗

— Taylor Phinney

#basketball #big #football #football games #games

Every person seems to acknowledge his greatness. He blends together the profound politician with the scholar. ↗

— William Pierce

#blends #every #greatness #his #person

Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#also #civic #corporations #corrupt #culture

I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#black #commercial #fiction #i #i think

Evolve solutions; when you find a good one, don't stop. ↗

— David Eagleman

#evolution #science #intelligence

Anyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigested results of a tussle with thoughts and books, however, still passes for wise. ↗

— Idries Shah

#donkeys #ego #evolution #intelligence #poses