#elf

Sex mirrored our drinking; both defined our relationship: selfish, detached, indulgent and satisfying." A Change Is Gonna Come ↗

— B.J. Neblett

#change #drinking #dysfunctional #relationship #self-indulgent

There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

#away #decent #decent man #even #every

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#reading #self-discovery #youth #life

But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power. ↗

— Friedrich List

#exertions #general #general welfare #individuals #must

I look for what needs to be done. After all, that's how the universe designs itself. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

#after #designs #done #how #i

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card. ↗

— Frank Robinson

#arguing #brings #card #come #field

I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family. ↗

— Al Roker

#cooking #i #i love #love #myself

The big things I've had are things I bought myself. ↗

— Balthazar Getty

#big things #bought #had #i #myself

I don't get many hecklers now but answering them is an art form in itself. ↗

— Paul Daniels

#art #art form #form #get #i

A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing. ↗

— Lea DeLaria

#becomes #clouded #completely #emotions #girl