#de

Art is nature speeded up and God slowed down. ↗

— Malcolm De Chazal

#down #god #nature #slowed #speeded

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. ↗

— Will Durant

#declaration #independence #make #nature #never

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent. ↗

— Will Durant

#begins #broken #custom #every #minority

I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income. ↗

— Will Durant

#against #am #flame #hasty #i

Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#country #decent #eight #elected #get

Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny. ↗

— Marguerite Duras

#anyone #comfort #console #contrary #destiny

There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#detainees #founded #human #human rights #humane

And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art. ↗

— Albrecht Durer

#decided #eager #foundation #geometry #i

But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record. ↗

— Adam Duritz

#after #anything #been #business #develop

I lack confidence as an actor. ↗

— Charles Durning

#confidence #i #lack