#ed

I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#developed #dogs #fear #i #morbid

Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause. ↗

— Jack Henry Abbott

#contracted #effect #i #illness #institutions

My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#britain #city #communities #confined #constituency

My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#his #i #jim #liked #mother

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.' ↗

— John Abbott

#afraid #answer #anything #ashamed #ask

Patience is passion tamed. ↗

— Lyman Abbott

#patience #tamed

Can you imagine Simon as a kid? His imaginary friends probably never wanted to play with him. ↗

— Paula Abdul

#him #his #imaginary #imagine #kid

I signed on with Disney to star and choreograph an original film. ↗

— Paula Abdul

#disney #film #i #original #signed

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#chew #dictated #fill #hunger #language

If they're singing about heartbreak, they've lived it. ↗

— Paula Abdul

#heartbreak #lived #singing