#ear

It took me 40 years to write my first book. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#first #me #took #write #years

Most of my young years were spent under the boots of the military. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#military #most #spent #under #were

The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous in the movie is made clear? It doesn't get you anywhere. ↗

— Joel Coen

#anywhere #bit #clear #get #little

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#any #dirt #first #four #get

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#ballet #ballet dancer #dancer #farm #good

My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice. ↗

— Victor Cruz

#being #college #could #first #get

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#character #consists #consuming #deliberately #describe

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer is permitted to laugh. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#hearer #journey #laugh #misfortunes #nothing

It's more important to promote a culture of life. What I mean by that is that I believe what we need to do is not change the law, but change hearts. ↗

— Charlie Crist

#change #culture #hearts #i #i believe

Insider trading is a serious crime. Do you know what the penalty for doing it is? Nothing, if you’re a member of Congress.
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— Jarod Kintz

#corruption #crime #criminal #crooked #filthy