#les

I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization. ↗

— George Catlin

#away #boundless #civilization #contemplated #forests

The more you reason the less you create. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#less #more #reason #you

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#already #elegance #escaped #future #just

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#believe #falls #fate #however #i

I'll tell you a secret about storytelling. Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty... were not perfect in the beginning. It's only a happy ending on the last page, right? If the princess had everything from the beginning, there wouldn't be a story. Anyone who is imperfect or incomplete can become the main character in the story. ↗

— Peach-Pit

#cinderella #fairy-tales #inspirational #main-character #sleeping-beauty

A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#child #consults #does #flatters #forward

Action based only on principles isn't always good even if it feels good. ↗

— John Chancellor

#always #based #even #feels #good

Do you realize that I have had five albums in the Top 30. Elvis and The Beatles have never done that. I had five singles in the Top 5, I mean, no one's ever done that. ↗

— Chubby Checker

#beatles #done #elvis #ever #five

أتعرف سبب رفضي لارتكاب هذه الفعلة الدنيئة؟ لأني لا أزال راغباً في سماع صوت الموسيقى في خرير الماء، وأن أطرب لغناء الطير وحفيف أوراق الشجر ↗

— برتولت بريخت

#life

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules. ↗

— Maria Callas

#dear #goddam #i #make #me