#ellis

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#alive #because #committed #companionship #had

No, my family is Russian, Georgian, via Ellis Island. ↗

— Mitch Kapor

#family #georgian #island #russian #via

My name's Jennifer Ellison and one day I'm going to be famous! ↗

— Jennifer Ellison

#ellison #famous #going #i #jennifer

I do write a lot from personal experience, but I also embellish a bit. ↗

— Miranda Lambert

#bit #embellish #experience #i #i do

Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures, and part of that development comes through recognizing other people for what they are. ↗

— Margaret Mahy

#around #because #certainly #comes #development

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?' ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #because #director #ellis #excited

So, what you can do in Microsoft Word is what Bill Gates has decided. What you can do in Oracle Database is what Larry Ellison and his crew have decided. ↗

— Ted Nelson

#bill gates #crew #database #decided #ellison

I use dancing to embellish, extend or enlarge upon an existing emotion. ↗

— Gower Champion

#embellish #emotion #enlarge #existing #extend

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing. ↗

— Kate Smith

#am #composer #embellish #his #i

The job of the novelist is to invent: to embroider, to color, to embellish, to make things up. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#embellish #invent #job #make #novelist