#de

If you were born in Britain after World War II, you see a continuous atmosphere of decline, moral and economic and political. ↗

— Stephen Bayley

#atmosphere #born #britain #continuous #decline

The first song that I wrote was when I was with The Del Rios. I was like 14 years old but I was always putting my thoughts down on paper even before then because it was like an escape - a way of unleashing all the stuff. ↗

— William Bell

#because #before #del #down #escape

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ↗

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

#fonder #grow #heart #makes

I wouldn't want them to feel lonely or outcast ever in any way. And no matter where they were in the world, I'd want them to always feel incredibly confident about who they were and proud. ↗

— Jennifer Beals

#always #any #confident #ever #feel

The last thing the consumer index wants men and women to do is to figure out how to love one another: The $1.5 trillion retail-sales industry depends on sexual estrangement between men and women, and is fueled by sexual dissatisfaction. Ads do not sell sex--that would be counterproductive, if it meant that heterosexual women and men turned to one another and were gratified. What they sell is sexual discontent. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

#eating-disorders #feminism #self-esteem #society #beauty

In addition, each barrel of oil we save through conservation further decreases our dangerous reliance on unstable Middle East oil. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#barrel #conservation #dangerous #decreases #each

I've had some of the best craft services on independent movies, actually, because they get more creative, generally, with a smaller budget. The work is still the same. I didn't really notice the difference other than I was getting dressed behind a curtain, basically. ↗

— Jennifer Beals

#basically #because #behind #best #budget

Every blade in the field - Every leaf in the forest - lays down its life in its season as beautifully as it was taken up. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#nature #beauty

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring. ↗

— Chuck Daly

#i #i think #look #rounded #scoring

In this life and death case, I felt Mrs. Schiavo should receive the fullest due process from our legal system. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#death #due #felt #fullest #i