#ions

In my movies, there has been little to do in the way of animal rights. I have never worked in a movie with animals. No horse-riding, no trained dogs, lions, bears. A few actors, but what could I do? We had to have them. ↗

— Casey Affleck

#animal rights #bears #been #could #dogs

I'd never understood the injunction not to regret anything, couldn't see how that wasn't cowardice... ↗

— China Miéville

#injunctions #regret #cowardice

Where is he? Bridgerton!" he bellowed. Three chestnut heads swiveled in his direction. Simon stomped across the grass, murder in his eyes. "I meant the idiot Bridgerton." "That, I believe," Anthony said mildly, tilting his chin toward Colin, "would refer to you. ↗

— Julia Quinn

#humour

The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become. ↗

— Henry Martyn

#church #jesus #missions #theology #theology

I was a fool. I should have grabbed him when I could have had him all to myself, snatched him up like a ripe mango at the market. But how was I to know that this was what love felt like? ↗

— Jean Kwok

#heartbreak #love #relationships #love

Don't over edit. Don't second-guess yourself, or your ideas. Just write. Write every day, and keep at it. Don't get discouraged with the rejections. Tape them up on your office wall, to remind you of all the hard work you put in when you finally start getting published! It's all about persistence and passion. And have fun with it. Don't forget to have fun. ↗

— Heather Grace Stewart

#writing-craft #writing-process #writing-craft

It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect. ↗

— Aaliyah

#album #aspect #every #i #liked

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#actions #concrete #effects #examples #gangsta

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. ↗

— Henry Adams

#been #hatreds #organization #politics #practice

And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever to protect this newborn opportunity of peace, that is provided through what we have already declared here today. ↗

— Mahmoud Abbas

#also #assert #commitments #declared #effort