#ding

A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old, that the mere adding of years in the life to follow will not seem to throw it further back - it is already so far. ↗

— Alice Meynell

#already #back #beset #child #far

I have never thought about my sexuality being right or wrong. To me it has always been a case of finding the right person. ↗

— George Michael

#always #been #being #case #finding

I hate to play a tournament in which I'm not contending. It's just not any fun for me. ↗

— Phil Mickelson

#contending #fun #hate #i #just

The wedding ring on my left hand was bought by my grandfather, Samuel Miliband, in Brussels in 1920. I never knew him, as he died when I was one. But his ring was kept by my aunt until it was placed on my finger by my wife Louise 32 years later. ↗

— David Miliband

#bought #brussels #died #finger #grandfather

All over the country, they're reading about me, and the story doesn't center on me being gay. It's just about a gay person who is doing his job. ↗

— Harvey Milk

#being #center #country #doing #gay

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#act #beliefs #distinguishes #few #inability

The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#evil #government #great #great evil #interference

The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#custom #despotism #everywhere #hindrance #human

The trick was really finding the appropriate publisher for each of the projects I'd devised. ↗

— Mark Millar

#devised #each #finding #i #projects

I went through a period at boarding school when my coaches wanted me to switch to snowboarding because they thought I was no good at skiing. I was too skinny. I had terrible technique. They were saying I should be a snowboarder, and luckily, I resisted. ↗

— Bode Miller

#boarding #boarding school #coaches #good #had