#lis

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#am #because #books #changing #constant

I think, in common with a lot of novelists, I wasn't the most athletic guy at school. ↗

— Chris Cleave

#common #guy #i #i think #lot

We've established a Washington State Academy of Sciences that will enable us to make decisions based on science about what is right for our state, meaning the quality of our lives will get better. ↗

— Christine Gregoire

#academy #based #better #decisions #enable

Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it. ↗

— Levon Helm

#listen #live #most #our #play

I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit. ↗

— John Cleese

#always #any #bit #ceased #change

The Americans all love 'The Holy Grail', and the English all love 'Life Of Brian', and I'm afraid on this one, I side with the English. ↗

— John Cleese

#brian #english #grail #holy #holy grail

If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist, xenophobic and extreme movements increasing across the European Union. And, frankly, questions about the British debate on EU membership will just be a small sideshow compared to the rise of political populism. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#across #british #come #compared #comprehensive

If you scratch below the surface and ask what really makes me tick, it's the liberalism of trying to promote freedom and opportunity. Promoting social mobility is one of the keys to that. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#below #freedom #keys #liberalism #makes

Joining the Liberal Party was a no-brainer for me... And when you are a young man, you don't get a calculator out saying, 'Am I going to get to power?' You get propelled forward by idealism. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#calculator #forward #get #going #i

Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#been #between #critical #east #egypt