#is

Being a successful couple was learning what you were willing to compromise on, and what you weren't; learning when to stand your ground, and when to give it up; what was truly important enough to fight over, and what was just you being pissy. You learned each other's hot buttons, the places that hurt, or angered, when you pressed them. Love makes you learn where all the pitfalls are, and how to avoid them, or how to set them off. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#relationships #anger

The first kiss plummeted him down a hole and popped him out into a world he thought he could get along in—as if he’d been pulling hard the wrong way and was now turned around headed downstream. ↗

— Denis Johnson

#dreams

Fences would be a hindrance to terrorists should they decide to come across a land border between the U.S. and Mexico and to California. ↗

— Duncan Hunter

#between #border #california #come #decide

I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken to elections and politics. ↗

— Duncan Hunter

#american people #been #elections #enthusiasm #i

I said, God, the press and people, they just really hate me and I'm really trying. Geraldine Page said, Listen to this, Tab. If people don't like you, that's their bad taste. ↗

— Tab Hunter

#bad taste #geraldine #god #hate #i

You try to get the feel of any role, but it's much more difficult in the case of Christ because everyone has their own personal image of Him. It's a role you take on, knowing that no matter how you play it, you are going to disappoint many. ↗

— Jeffrey Hunter

#because #case #christ #difficult #disappoint

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#behold #christmas #everything #magic #magic wand

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#elements #islam #radical #very

The man who dies rich, dies in disgrace. ↗

— Tom Hunter

#disgrace #man #rich #who

The Scottish government set a goal of increasing exports by 50% by 2017. That is ambitious. Is it achievable? ↗