#elves

He knows much of what men paint themselves would blister in the light of what they are. ↗

— Edwin A. Robinson

#knows #light #men #much #paint

I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label. ↗

— Jackie Robinson

#always #another #call #candidates #careful

We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#creatures #how #look #more #our

We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably. ↗

— Kim Stanley Robinson

#conscious #earth #given #highly #make

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves. ↗

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#become #disguise #disguised #end #in the end

People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune. ↗

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#conceited #considerable #enough #envy #fortune

Karaoke isn't fair when you're a comedian. The whole idea is to get people laughing and enjoying themselves, and I'm a professional funny guy. ↗

— Chris Rock

#enjoying #fair #funny #funny guy #get

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect. ↗

— Auguste Rodin

#eyes #forces #forms #give #her

The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so seriously. ↗

— Dennis Rodman

#bad #bad example #chosen #example #i

The best part of making the movies... learning from the pros themselves. ↗

— Michelle Rodriguez

#best part #learning #making #movies #part