#lain

Riding in advance, we passed over one of these great plains; we looked back and saw the line of scattered horsemen stretching for a mile or more; and far in the rear against the horizon, the white wagons creeping slowly along. ↗

— Francis Parkman

#against #along #back #creeping #far

Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them. ↗

— Jean Paul

#air #around #beneath #break #gather

My guess is that people look at me and project their own values - importance of family, ego is healthy but not the biggest thing. I don't know. I can't explain my popularity. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#biggest thing #ego #explain #family #guess

Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It's just plain wrong. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#just #money #opening #plain #republicans

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. ↗

— William Penn

#end #few #ostentation #plainly #properly

Men forget everything; women remember everything. That's why men need instant replay in sports. They've already forgotten what's happened. ↗

— Rita Rudner

#funny #funny

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing' ↗

— Ross Perot

#plain #right #right thing #talk #texas

When I was 13, I asked for a guitar. And that's how I really started explaining my point of view. ↗

— Katy Perry

#explaining #guitar #how #i #point

I am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along the rolling plains of Texas. We grew dryland cotton and wheat, and when I wasn't farming or attending Paint Creek Rural School, I was generally over at Troop 48 working on my Eagle Scout award. ↗

— Rick Perry

#also #am #attending #award #called

I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#features #few #fun #get #guys