#elves

There is an epidemic right now of girls dumbing themselves down... in middle school because they think it makes them attractive. ↗

— Danica McKellar

#because #down #epidemic #makes #middle

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#against #ambition #another #attack #first

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. ↗

— Maurice Maeterlinck

#fashion #great #great things #silence #themselves

Ronald Reagan's vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt our military and reinvigorated our confidence in ourselves. ↗

— David Vitter

#confidence #defense #government #led #less

We anarchists do not want to emancipate the people; we want the people to emancipate themselves. ↗

— Errico Malatesta

#people #themselves #want

It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. ↗

— Katherine Mansfield

#importance #laugh #learn #ourselves

When we can begin to take our failures seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. ↗

— Katherine Mansfield

#begin #ceasing #failures #immense #importance

I can't judge any of you. I have no malice against you and no ribbons for you. But I think that it is high time that you all start looking at yourselves, and judging the lie that you live in. ↗

— Charles Manson

#any #high #high time #i #i think

People only hate what they see in themselves. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#only #people #see #themselves

Things have become devalued to the point where people don't realize the repercussions, that they're devaluing themselves. It could end up bringing about chaos, a lawless situation. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#become #bringing #chaos #could #devalued