#ear

It was frightening because it was the first time I had gotten a sense of how serious the problem was. It became clear from his notes that he felt the president himself was involved. ↗

— Fred F. Fielding

#because #clear #felt #first #first time

One regret I have is that I did not learn more about what was happening very early, so that I could have tried to stop people from engaging in illegal activities. ↗

— Fred F. Fielding

#activities #could #did #early #engaging

The Nixon years were trying. They honed my judgment for everything I did later on. The experience also illustrated for me the importance of training young lawyers properly. ↗

— Fred F. Fielding

#did #everything #experience #honed #i

It's rather fun writing a female spy, because she has so much more kit. Bond never carried a hair dryer or a makeup bag. And he certainly didn't wear an uplift bra. ↗

— Helen Fielding

#because #bond #bra #carried #certainly

I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday. ↗

— W. C. Fields

#i think #once #philadelphia #spent #sunday

The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about. ↗

— Diane Cilento

#actually #by the time #earning #father #going

Chaos is rejecting all you have learned, chaos is being yourself. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#being yourself #chaos #learned #rejecting #you

Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#crime #fear #full #glory #inspires

Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#liberty #nothing #possession #wearing

And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes nine years, you look very deeply at a situation, unlike in real life when we just kind of snap something out. ↗

— Sandra Cisneros

#character #deeply #just #kind #life