#hum

I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres. ↗

— Carrie Brownstein

#does #genres #good #good job #hip-hop

A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to human existence as water. ↗

— James Buchan

#almost #call #century #commodity #existence

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

#another #answer #away #being #does

Duende I can't remember her name. It's not as though I've been in bed with that many women. The truth is I can't even remember her face. I kind of know how strong her thighs were, and her beauty. But what I won't forget is the way she tore open the barbecued chicken with her hands, and wiped the grease on her breasts. ↗

— Jack Gilbert

#mystical #sex #beauty

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#i #justice #lawyer #may #me

Situational variables can exert powerful influences over human behavior, more so that we recognize or acknowledge. ↗

— Philip Zimbardo

#behavior #exert #human #human behavior #influences

I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart. ↗

— Amanda Burton

#apart #around #because #cheap #could

Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family. ↗

— Barbara Bush

#cherish #connections #friends #friends and family #human

No quality imparts apparent strength to its possessors more effectively than faith. From hospital beds to battlefields, it is the iron that strengthens a man to confront his destiny. ↗

— Mike Corbett

#demons #heaven #hell #intelligent-humor #irreverent-humor

I think Saturday may be Latin for "stay in pajamas til noon then eventually motivate yourself to shower and get ready for bed that night. ↗

— Bart Millard

#humor