#lit

Sports and politics don't mix. ↗

— Eric Heiden

#politics #sports

Old age is the only disease you don't going to being cured of. ↗

— Citizen Kane

#mortality #age

I had an interview once with some German journalist—some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists—maybe a week after—and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-through. She had huge tits and a huge black bra, and she said to me, ‘It’s impolite; remove your glasses.’ I said, ‘Do I ask you to remove your bra? ↗

— Karl Lagerfeld

#chanel #communists #designer #fashion #glasses

Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop. ↗

— Dorothy Height

#community service #develop #grow #important #life

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs. ↗

— Dave Heineman

#am #assess #believe #century #continually

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#almost #any #creed #cult #into

If Art does not enlarge men’s sympathies, it does nothing morally. ↗

— George Eliot

#george-eliot #literature #art

If there is shit all around me, how can I eat my ice cream? ↗

— S. Balaram

#social-responsibility #design

I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait. ↗

— Chris Hemsworth

#cleaning #cured #get #house #i

In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

#anarchy #armaments #balance #balance of power #because