#ge

The narrator analyzes that the maturing, passing away boy within him, "had issued me a challenge as he passed the baton to the man in me: He had challenged me to have the courage to become a gentle, harmless man. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#manhood #maturity #courage

As a system of philosophy it is not like the Tower of Babel, so daring its high aim as to seek a shelter against God's anger; but it is like a pyramid poised on its apex. ↗

— Adam Sedgwick

#aim #anger #apex #babel #daring

I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation. ↗

— George Plimpton

#because #being #bit #generation #i

The most wonderful thing, Mary, is that you and I are always walking together, hand in hand, in a strangely beautiful world, unknown to other people. We both stretch one hand to receive from Life - and Life is generous indeed. ↗

— Kahlil Gibran

#generous #life #together #beauty

The part of Mike Wallace drew me to the movie because I thought, what an outrageous part to play. ↗

— Christopher Plummer

#drew #i #me #mike #movie

If you bring the blanket, I’ll bring the warmth.
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— Jarod Kintz

#brick-and-blanket-iq-test #brick-and-blanket-responses #brick-and-blanket-test #brick-and-blanket-uses #funny

The first rule about the low hanging fruit principle is to always watch out for low hanging branches, they’re the ones to take it away from you. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#cosmic-ordering #law-of-attraction #mind-body-spirit #mind-power #money

All non-incumbent campaigns promise hope and change, but Obama took the promise to a new level of absurdity. He suggested that a vote for him would literally transform the Earth. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#campaigns #change #earth #him #hope

Because Tom Doherty and people like that are not stupid. If they could have streamlined their operation more to get more money out of it, they would have done it. It's not like they're a bunch of idiots. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

#bunch #could #done #get #idiots

Music is one of the easy things to eliminate because of budget cuts, but it's important to give kids the avenue to express themselves. ↗

— Ted Poe

#because #budget #budget cuts #cuts #easy