#la

A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned. ↗

— Xun Zi

#any #beautiful #born #desires #ears

As a kid, before I could play music, I remember baseball being the one thing that could always make me happy. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#baseball #before #being #could #happy

I'd love to play a villain in a movie, the kind of bad guy you would never think of me being able to play. Like most people, I have a darker side I'd like to explore onscreen. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#bad #bad guy #being #darker #explore

While I'm playing baseball, I'm still writing songs and having tapes sent to me. I'm sure I'll spend a lot of time in the whirlpool resting these tired bones, so I'll be thinking of music then. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#bones #having #i #lot #me

Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else. ↗

— Gwendolyn Brooks

#anyone #belong #black #call #else

When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled. ↗

— Xun Zi

#controlled #corrected #lack #lawlessness #moral

Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#call #each #earth #era #every

A cinema villain essentially needs a moustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#cooks #essentially #his #moustache #nasty

Why did you ask me to live with you? Werewolves hate vampires.” “I don’t,” said Kyle.” I’m not too fond of their kind, though.” He jabbed a finger at Jace. “They think they’re better than everyone else.” “No,” said Jace. “I think I’m better than everyone else. An opinion that has been backed up with ample evidence.” Kyle looked at Simon. “Does he always talk like this?” “Yes. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-wayland #sarcastic #opinions

We want to get people laughing; we don't want to offend anybody. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#get #laughing #offend #people #want