#elves

The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment. ↗

— Herbert Marcuse

#commodities #equipment #find #hi-fi #home

We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#control #destiny #fail #long #make

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#action #always #best #better #get

Slavery was regarded by Aristotle as an ordinance of nature, and so probably was it by the slaves themselves in olden time. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

#nature #olden #ordinance #probably #regarded

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. ↗

— Thurgood Marshall

#fellow #highest #humanity #our #ourselves

I think everybody wants to redeem themselves after they've done something that might be considered negative. I don't think anyone wants to go to the grave negative. ↗

— Ice T

#anyone #considered #done #everybody #go

Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#cinema #expressing #expression #find #little

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves. ↗

— John Malkovich

#how #humor #i #sense #sense of humor

If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world. ↗

— Jena Malone

#good #good times #hard #hard times #incredible

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

— Katherine Mansfield

#importance #laugh #learn #ourselves