#lit

When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course. ↗

— Joan Collins

#algebra #always #arithmetic #best #course

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence on me, also had a wonderful voice. He and my mother really encouraged me to sing and play the piano. They were always very supportive. ↗

— Judy Collins

#always #encouraged #father #great #had

Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer Being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy Reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. Oh blindness to the future! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd by Heav'n; Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#poetry #equality

This is my future and I will take personal responsibility for making sure all competition requirements are met. ↗

— Kim Collins

#future #i #making #met #personal

As a little girl living in the English countryside, I used to go running around in the forests, creating my own fairy tale. ↗

— Lily Collins

#countryside #creating #english #english countryside #fairy

Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#away #day #done #every #every day

My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved. ↗

— Roberta Flack

#become #coalition #come #hear #hope

Marriage equality changed life for people. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#equality #life #marriage #marriage equality #people

Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted. ↗

— Phil Collins

#distorted #ended #few #last #little

When we're touring America or Europe, we use our own plane and a great advantage of that is it cuts out an awful lot of time checking in. You literally drive up to the plane, get on and then drive off at the other end. ↗

— Phil Collins

#america #awful #checking #cuts #drive