#la

Creation implies authority in the sense of originator. The possibility of a 'Fall' is implied in a Covenant insofar as the idea of a Covenant implies the possibility of its being violated. ↗

— Kenneth Burke

#being #covenant #creation #fall #idea

For no continuity of social act is possible without a corresponding social status and the many different kinds of act required in an industrial state, with its high degree of specialization, make for corresponding classification of status. ↗

— Kenneth Burke

#classification #continuity #corresponding #degree #different

Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed-off wings where he never ventures. ↗

— Francois Mauriac

#few #great #men #never #occupies

Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ↗

— Daniel Burnham

#aim #aim high #big #diagram #die

I want to help others 'think first' before diving into a pool or lake to prevent these types of life-changing accidents. I know I'm in a very fortunate minority and hope my story inspires both adults and children to be more careful. ↗

— Brooke Burns

#before #both #careful #children #diving

My natural color is dark blond, but right now I like being a brunette. I did a movie last summer and they dyed my hair platinum - I hated it. ↗

— Brooke Burns

#blond #brunette #color #dark #did

A revolution is an act of violence whereby one class shatters the authority of another. ↗

— James MacGregor Burns

#another #authority #class #revolution #shatters

Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others. ↗

— James MacGregor Burns

#down #ignore #leaders #major #others

We're novices. We have friends now who are part of the freshman class who in some cases have run for Congress two and three times before they won their seat. ↗

— Max Burns

#cases #class #congress #freshman #freshman class

I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover of USA Today for every single day for a month. I was on the masthead, so I tend to get recognized a lot, and in weird places. It's always flattering, and it's always odd. It's always at the worst possible time. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#cover #day #every #every single day #flattering