#ect

When infuriated by an outrageous column, do not be suckered into responding with an abusive e-mail. Pundits so targeted thumb through these red-faced electronic missives with delight, saying 'Hah! Got to 'em.' ↗

— William Safire

#delight #e-mail #electronic #got #into

Until the June 1967 war I was completely caught up in the life of a young professor of English. Beginning in 1968, I started to think, write, and travel as someone who felt himself to be directly involved in the renaissance of Palestinian life and politics. ↗

— Edward Said

#caught #completely #directly #english #felt

The transition state of manners and language cannot be too often insisted upon: for this affected the process at both ends, giving the artist in fictitious life an uncertain model to copy and unstable materials to work in. ↗

— George Saintsbury

#artist #both #cannot #copy #ends

When you start something, make sure that you're willing to take the time to finish it right because, honey, the work you put into it will be more than worth it in the end. The best things always are. ↗

— C.M. Stunich

#challenge #dedication #inspirational #motivational #perfection

An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts. ↗

— Albert Camus

#intelligence #philosophy #scholars #intelligence

Live every day as if it is your last, and you'll be correct sooner than you otherwise would be. ↗

— Craig Bruce

#day #every #every day #last #live

I want to speak for people that may not feel like they're being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a connection between the world around us and the charts. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#being #between #charts #connection #feel

Travel is glamorous only in retrospect. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#glamorous #only #retrospect

I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent. ↗

— Major Taylor

#best #book #discussing #done #experiences

I'm someone who likes to keep busy, especially with projects that I find meaningful and fulfilling. ↗

— Niki Taylor

#especially #find #fulfilling #i #keep