#lou

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene. ↗

— Rex Stout

#holmes #least #marvelous #scene #sherlock

Though, with the ascendancy of Louis, the political power of the nobles finally came to an end, France remained, in the whole complexion of her social life, completely aristocratic. ↗

— Lytton Strachey

#ascendancy #came #completely #complexion #end

When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had burst into splendid flower. ↗

— Lytton Strachey

#burst #came #flower #france #government

If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud! ↗

— William Strunk, Jr.

#know #loud #pronounce #say #word

The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments. ↗

— Anne Sullivan

#enough #invent #newspapers #ridiculous #suit

Humans are an infant species, a mere 150,000 years old. But, armed with a massive brain, we've not only survived, we've used our wits to adapt to and flourish in habitats as varied as deserts, Arctic tundra, tropical rainforests, wetlands and high mountain ranges. ↗

— David Suzuki

#arctic #armed #brain #deserts #flourish

It's a humorous statement that doesn't mean anything. You can't lie to God - it's ridiculous. ↗

— Jimmy Swaggart

#god #humorous #lie #mean #ridiculous

I'm a passionate man and a passionate reporter. I've also got a loud voice. ↗

— John Sweeney

#got #i #loud #man #passionate

You know, in high school I thought Catholicism was funny and sort of ridiculous, but then I also liked it, too. Like, I definitely turned to it in times of trouble. ↗

— Julia Sweeney

#catholicism #definitely #funny #high #high school

With all the hybrid stuff and things like that, I think that's a fabulous direction to go with cars in that sense. As someone who grew up around muscle cars, I'll never not be able to not love a muscle car. Not that I don't care about the environment, that's not it. But I adore muscle cars. ↗

— Michael Symon

#about #adore #around #car #care