#ip

Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself- to serve. ↗

— Wm. Paul Young

#service #tragedy

[I]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. ↗

— Judy Blume

#censorship #young

Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people. ↗

— Socrates

#idea

The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting ↗

— Andy Warhol

#idea

I had a dream about you. You were old, and I was an infant, yet we looked identical. And probably because I knew you were going to die soon, I decided to kill you. I told myself it was the merciful thing to do, but secretly I knew the truth—I’d murdered you for your diapers. 
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— Dora J. Arod

#dreams #funny #humor #life #relationships

Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#politics #hell

A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#books #ideas #sailing #ships #guns

I’ll tug at your breasts like a thirsty child. Try not to burn your nipples in my hot coffee. While you’re at it, I also like sugar in my coffee. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#breasts #child #coffee #cream #drink

The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured. ↗

— Rick Warren

#prayer #worry #worship #purpose

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#invention #quip #wings #writing #write