#er

In Jefferson's mind great historical leaps forward were almost always the product of a purging, which freed societies from the accumulated debris of the past and thereby allowed the previously obstructed natural forces to flow forward into the future. Simplicity and austerity, not equality or individualism, were the messages of his inaugural march. It was a minimalist statement about a purging of excess and a recovery of essence. ↗

— Joseph J. Ellis

#thomas-jefferson #equality

I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip, 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.' I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip, despite its subject matter. To do it I'd had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I'd like to do that again. ↗

— Chester Brown

#because #despite #doing #done #enjoyed

They thought they were identifying a set of behaviours, but yeah, they just wanted to have an answer. ↗

— Chester Brown

#identifying #just #set #thought #wanted

I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a girl who isn't afraid to get sweaty and play basketball, so it's cool if she's a tomboy. ↗

— Chris Brown

#also #basketball #care #classy #cool

I think I can beat Usher on the dance floor. ↗

— Chris Brown

#dance #dance floor #floor #i #i can

My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do, and it's a great job. But it's like my alter ego. There's Chris Brown the singer. And there's Christopher Brown, the down-home Tappahannock boy that plays video games and basketball and hangs out. ↗

— Chris Brown

#basketball #boy #brown #chris #christopher

I didn't understand that I could sing until I was like 11 or 12. My mom heard me singing around the house and she said, What are you doing? You really can sing! So then I started going to school and singing to the girls. ↗

— Chris Brown

#could #doing #going #heard #house

I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life. ↗

— Tom Hooper

#decided #filmmaker #had #i #life

With fame, you can't trust everybody. You can't depend on them being there for you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got and what you can bring to their life. It's not a relationship-it's a leech. ↗

— Chris Brown

#being #being there #bring #depend #everybody

I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me. ↗

— Chris Brown

#because #crew #even #even worse #feel