#den

I defy anyone to produce any evidence that the word 'happy' has ever crossed my lips. I am not now, nor have I ever been, 'happy.' ↗

— Larry David

#any #anyone #been #crossed #defy

No one felt it more than the President. I saw him repeatedly, and he fairly groaned at the inexplicable delay in the advent of help from the loyal States. ↗

— Henry Villard

#delay #fairly #felt #help #him

You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#complain #conditions #deny #die #feel

Systematically identity top designers as early as possible. The best are often not the most experienced. ↗

— Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.

#designers #early #experienced #identity #most

For the tiny percentage of people who are negatively affected by our embracing of standards, they can just get their sports somewhere else in the meantime. It's not like we're denying them hospital care. ↗

— Mike Davidson

#care #denying #else #embracing #get

I was an art student at the time, like thousands of others. ↗

— Ray Davies

#art student #i #like #others #student

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#been #before #century #lot #make

We have a country to turn around. This week you will nominate the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in Mitt Romney. He has no illusions about what makes America great, and he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity, or loftiness with leadership. ↗

— Artur Davis

#america #around #celebrity #confuse #country

I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#big #confidence #executives #fat #greek

Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine. ↗

— Evan Davis

#being #being funny #believes #confidence #everyone