#ene

I found one remaining box of comics which I had saved. When I opened it up and that smell came pouring out, that old paper smell, I was struck by a rush of memories, a sense of my childhood self that seemed to be contained in there. ↗

— Michael Chabon

#came #childhood #comics #contained #found

I'm not pessimistic about people in general, but only about the way they live. ↗

— Claude Chabrol

#general #i #live #only #people

Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left. ↗

— Joshua Chamberlain

#body #considerable #direction #enemy #engaged

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#average #average person #between #capacity #devote

I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think, in essence, what you're doing is you're raping yourself really. ↗

— Karl Urban

#along #because #benefit #comes #doing

Whenever I run into prejudice. I smile and feel sorry for them, and I say to myself, There's one more argument for birth control. ↗

— Freddy Fender

#birth #birth control #control #feel #i

You say a line and you wait for them to laugh, then you say another line and you wait... It felt weird to me. But it's interesting and the energy is almost like theatre, I suppose, with all the people there. ↗

— Sherilyn Fenn

#another #energy #felt #i #interesting

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done. ↗

— James Fenton

#done #fine #fine thing #forgery #generous

I was sad that Corpse Bride was so short. I would've liked to have had her around for way longer. She doesn't actually have that many scenes. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

#around #bride #corpse #had #her

I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of the activism and the injection of working at the Carter Center, and in international affairs, and to some degree, domestic affairs, on energy conservation, on environment, and things of that kind. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#affairs #because #carter #center #conservation