#d

This is the age of the specialist, and years ago Rollo had settled on his career. Even as a boy, hardly capable of connected thought, he had been convinced that his speciality, the one thing he could do really well, was to inherit money. ↗

— P.G. Wodehouse

#the-feudal-spirit #the-peter-principle #age

I never knew that I'd still be doing this so many years later. ↗

— David Ruffin

#i #knew #later #many #never

I didn't want to believe that killing was deep inside of me. I didn't want to think about the part of me that took a dark joy in gathering all the power it could and using it as I saw fit, everything else be damned. There was power to be had in hatred, too, in anger and in lust, in selfishness and in pride. And I knew that there was some dark corner of me that would enjoy using magic for killing—and then long for more. That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#magic #anger

I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also made it a point to increase or grow in some other area of my life. If I were just playing hockey, I would probably be done with the sport. ↗

— Angela Ruggiero

#area #become #better #done #every

I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed behind me. ↗

— Angela Ruggiero

#generation #getting #i #kind #me

That's the claim. The Arl and the Prince, both killed at West Hill." she glanced at Maric, crooking one corner of her mouth in grim amusement. "Apparently your body was not distinguishable from those of regular Fereldan men and thus couldn't be found, according to the usurper." "Well that's just rude. ↗

— David Gaider

#body #kill #prince #usurper #age

During these two and a half years that have followed the war, the most urgent problem we have encountered was: to activate the public enterprises, to bring them up to the level that international markets demand and we are just now getting them prepared for privatization. ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

#bring #demand #during #encountered #enterprises

It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home. ↗

— Rumi

#back #come #depends #find #going

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#indispensable #part #some #things #want

My vision is to have an independent Kosovo, democratic, with a politically tolerant society and with a solid economy, integrated into the EU, the NATO and to continue with our good relations with the USA. ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

#democratic #economy #eu #good #independent