#gettin

The conception that, instead of this, contemporary society is at or near a turning point is very prominent in the views of a school of social scientists who, though they are still comparatively few, are getting more and more of a hearing. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#conception #contemporary #contemporary society #few #getting

My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#bad #been #care #family #getting

Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory; there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better. ↗

— Andy Partridge

#arrived #because #better #between #fine

I was ill. I was told I was stressed, so I had to get everything checked out. I didn't think I was, but someone told me I was. As a result, I went to get a blood test. I'd never had one before, so I held my breath when I was getting it done. That caused me to go into a fit. ↗

— Liam Payne

#blood #breath #caused #checked #done

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#like #liking #merely #other #people

Funny enough, if you are looking at people these days who are putting Botox in their face and getting all sorts of plastic surgery, we look at them and go, I can tell you've had Botox. I can tell you've had plastic surgery. You look really strange to me. But no one's saying anything. We're just accepting the fact that they're strange-looking. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#anything #botox #days #enough #face

I wish I had the ability to crack wise, generally. You know, without getting punched. There's no way I could do it while getting beaten up. Definitely. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#beaten #could #crack #definitely #generally

When Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio cracked down on illegal immigration without getting permission from Obama, they threatened to revoke his 287(g) status. When Sheriff Joe refused to balk, they filed suit against him with a frivolous civil rights claim. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#arizona #balk #civil #civil rights #claim

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#definition #done #executive #getting #job

I was bookish and dorky in high school, so the best part of this movie was getting to be on the other side. ↗

— Piper Perabo

#best part #dorky #getting #high #high school