#ding

And I have to consider myself fortunate, because there are plenty of writers who spend most of a lifetime looking for that certain something without ever finding it. ↗

— Brian Lumley

#certain #consider #ever #finding #fortunate

The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again. ↗

— Ian MacKaye

#band #chase #check #ended #ever

I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play. ↗

— Eugene Ormandy

#center #how #i #just #last

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. ↗

— George Orwell

#beliefs #both #contradictory #holding #means

To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#bush #bush tax cuts #cut #cuts #debt

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#battles #consists #fighting #happiness #itself

From reading over the notes for each session it was apparent that there had been improvement by more or less regular steps from almost complete terror at sight of the rabbit to a completely positive response with no signs of disturbance. ↗

— Mary C. Jones

#apparent #been #complete #completely #disturbance

I'd like to be a wounded leading man. Instead of a pillar of strength, I'd be the scared one. ↗

— Jamie Kennedy

#instead #leading #leading man #like #man

If you were the only suspect in a senseless bloodbath, would you be standing the the horror section? ↗

— Jamie Kennedy

#only #section #senseless #standing #suspect

If I'm out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I've got a favorite. If I'm jumping, I have a favorite, and if I'm racing, I have a favorite. ↗

— Evel Knievel

#got #i #jumping #motorcycle #out