#ge

I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally. ↗

— Tom Hooper

#english #film #generally #i #i think

And much more am I sorrier for my good knights' loss than for the loss of my fair queen; for queens I might have enough, but such a fellowship of good knights shall never be together in no company. ↗

— Thomas Malory

#company #enough #fair #fellowship #good

People who get involved with the success of something have to be given at least some share of that success. ↗

— Michael Ironside

#given #involved #least #people #share

It gave her a sudden sense that it was now her turn to grow old, to find the world changing, sliding away from the old ways of being and behaving, so that you were gradually a stranger to the place you lived in. The woman priest with jogging clothes and a BlackBerry gave Mary a glimpse of what life must have been like for her mother as she grew older. ↗

— John Lanchester

#mother #old #stranger #age

We acquire both the language and religious concepts from our immediate culture – at the same time. A child cannot discriminate between useful survival information and the emotional and psychological manipulations of religion. Once infected, these ideas are deeply embedded and almost impossible to change. ↗

— Darrel Ray

#religion #change

Yes, all you need do is to change your orientation and have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that He can make you whole, change your status, and add value to your destiny. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#be-different #higher-living #success #success-self-improvement #the-best-option

Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity. ↗

— William Manchester

#age #another #any #came #corps

Without pushing an agenda (okay, maybe I've pushed a bit), I've spread a little veganism wherever I've gone. I've become friends with chefs at the meatiest restaurants you can imagine, and shown them a few things that opened their minds (and their menus) to vegan options. It's easy to be convincing when the food is delicious. It doesn't feel like a sacrifice--it feels like a step up. ↗

— Tal Ronnen

#vegan #veganism #change

Living as we do in an age of noise and bluster, success is now measured accordingly. We must all be seen, and heard, and on the air. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

#notoriety #success #age

is it always in the interest of the public safety to seek the prosecutor's traditional solution - the harshest penalty possible? Or is the public best served by finding ways to change a kid's lot in life for the better, even if that means opening the prison door? ↗

— Edward Humes

#penalty #prison #public-safety #change