#ill

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care. ↗

— Reggie Jackson

#care #china #i #lose #out

The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion. ↗

— Robert Jackson

#ceases #country #day #free #religion

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. ↗

— Robert Jackson

#believe #ceremonies #estimate #flourish #free

People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one's soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you. ↗

— Samuel L. Jackson

#after #coming #day #house #killing

I never had one beer. If I bought a six-pack of beer, I kept drinking till all six beers were gone. You have to have that kind of understanding about yourself. I haven't had a drink now in 12 years. ↗

— Samuel L. Jackson

#beer #beers #bought #drink #drinking

But if you believe in Christ and that your main goal with your life is supposed to be to honor Him and do His will, then you don't have as much pressure as someone who bases all their happiness on whether they're a movie star. ↗

— Victoria Jackson

#believe #christ #goal #happiness #him

They're desperately searching for meaning in their lives but they will not crack the Bible open. ↗

— Victoria Jackson

#crack #desperately #lives #meaning #open

One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the rain till all hours, and it was muddy and it was cold and it was damp, and it was hours under the hoses. That was not pleasant. That was not pleasant. ↗

— Derek Jacobi

#cold #damp #episodes #flood #hoses

Originally they wanted it to be bigger, but I pleaded and pleaded and pleaded to have the smallest tonsure that they could get away with. A tonsure that could still be seen, but, I worried about my social life! ↗

— Derek Jacobi

#away #bigger #could #get #i

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on. ↗

— Derek Jacobi

#becomes #difficult #exceed #expectations #fine