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I believe we are now in a struggle over whether or not we are going to save America. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#believe #going #i #i believe #now

Many collectors died in process of searching for new species, and despite persistent reports that the men died from drowning, gunshot and knife wounds, snakebite, trampling by cattle, or blows in the head with blunt instruments, it is generally accepted that in each case the primary cause of death was orchid fever. ↗

— Eric Hansen

#history-of-mankind #humor #orchids #death

Myths are wonderful tools that we've had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#had #help #myths #navigate #now

People fall in love for mysterious reasons. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#love #mysterious #people #reasons

Man may trust man, Prince Elric, but perhaps we'll never have a truly sane world until men learn to trust mankind. That would mean the death of magic, I think. ↗

— Michael Moorcock

#eternal-champion #magic #man #mankind #sanity

The problem with the designated driver programme, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At then end of the night drop them off at the wrong house. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#designated driver #desirable #doing #driver #drop

This idea of how everything is interconnected, and the impermanence of things.. It sums up the human condition to me, and it helps me on my path. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#everything #helps #how #human #human condition

Well, there are all kinds of gutters. Life will supply you with gutters. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#life #supply #well #will #you

A universal draft is most often the instrument of Third World dictators. ↗

— Joe Bob Briggs

#draft #instrument #most #often #third

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

#others #see #through #us