#dent

A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same. ↗

— Djuna Barnes

#gives #idea #identity #little #man

If I had had me for a student I would have thrown me out of class immediately. ↗

— Lynda Barry

#had #i #immediately #me #out

The only way to be happy and be a more enjoyable person to be around is to embrace what you've got. Everyone has issues about their body, but I feel confident now. I'm healthy and happy. ↗

— Mischa Barton

#around #be happy #body #confident #embrace

I have always been - I think any student of history almost inevitably is - a cheerful pessimist. ↗

— Jacques Barzun

#always #any #been #cheerful #history

Everyone will tell you how rigid I am, but a teacher has to be flexible. You can't cut the student to your cloth; you have to cut yourself to theirs. ↗

— Jeanine Basinger

#cloth #cut #everyone #flexible #how

Starting at age 10, my personality and my identity all stemmed from employment. I had a set to be at. I was a certain way with the cameraman, a certain way with the makeup lady - a normal, routine environment. ↗

— Jason Bateman

#cameraman #certain #certain way #employment #environment

Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence. ↗

— Henry Walter Bates

#alligators #besides #certainly #common #during

The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents. ↗

— Henry Walter Bates

#anarchy #city #coloured #elated #english

Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

#may #teeth #wonderful

The train we had so confidently boarded had been speeding at almost 100 miles an hour and it had derailed. Someone, I can't remember who, showed me a newspaper photograph of the carriage we had been sitting in tilted on its side on a station platform next to a large notice that said Welcome to Potters Bar. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#bar #been #carriage #confidently #had