#din

It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story. ↗

— James Baldwin

#admire #america #because #been #his

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can. ↗

— Christian Bale

#deadline #giving #gone #i #i can

According to the committee's findings, a network of mobile missiles carrying the newest warheads could be tested by China this year and deployed as early as 2002. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

#carrying #china #committee #could #deployed

He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming. ↗

— Arthur Balfour

#art #half #learned #more #only

I am really dedicated to understanding the planet/creature on which we live and know that means I must go beneath the sea to see 72 percent of what is going on. ↗

— Robert Ballard

#beneath #creature #dedicated #go #going

Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary. ↗

— Ann Bancroft

#become #certain #certain point #come #critics

I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings. ↗

— Balthus

#desire #extraordinary #feel #i #i always

We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where all this is foolishness coming from. There are others who are putting things out there or throwing a stick and hiding their hand and keeping things built up in the media. ↗

— Afrika Bambaataa

#coming #down #egos #foolishness #get

I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me. ↗

— Eric Bana

#amusing #appealed #finding #front #getting

I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand. ↗

— Eric Bana

#hand #i #my time #project #spending