#lad

Like many people, I feel like celebrating. Remember this feeling. It is human, and can help us understand when others express bloodlust. ↗

— John Green

#death #osama-bin-laden #twitter #death

For 20 years I've had the privilege of representing Canada around the globe... first on the bike and then on my blades. The experiences have shaped me into who I am today. ↗

— Clara Hughes

#around #bike #blades #canada #experiences

I think it was a great moment for America to have two ladies on the podium. ↗

— Sarah Hughes

#great #great moment #i #i think #ladies

Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still free—and we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror? ↗

— Cory Doctorow

#civil-rights #osama-bin-laden #surveillance #terrorism #war-on-terror

I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink. ↗

— Elizabeth Hurley

#american #drink #extraordinary #getting #i

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#enough #foot #higher #him #hold

A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss. ↗

— Chrissie Hynde

#ballad #go #once #while

It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself of anything. ↗

— Dean Inge

#could #gladstone #himself #most #mr

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#exception #face #forget #glad #i

Nellie grinned. "I always wanted to go to Venice. It's supposed to be the romance capital of the world." "Sweet," put in Dan. "Too bad your date is an Egyptian Mau on a hunger strike." The au pair sighed. "Better than an eleven-year-old with a big mouth. ↗

— Gordon Korman

#dan-cahill #dates #nellie-gomez #romance #saladin