#ma

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#certain #circumstances #end #human #human wisdom

Time makes more converts than reason. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#makes #more #reason #than #time

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#every #good #him #i #instructs

Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#mankind #religion #tyrannies #tyranny #worst

Human nature is not of itself vicious. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#human nature #itself #nature #vicious

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#direction #into #magnitude #taken #which

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#blanket #down #fall #feet #left

I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff. ↗

— Brad Paisley

#depression #george #grew #i #imagine

I love all the old classic Disney movies. 'Pinocchio.' There are obviously tons of them that anybody growing up on that stuff takes with them their whole lives, and I'm an admirer of a lot of classic animation and fairy tales. I grew up on a book of Grimm's fairy tales that I kind of wore out again and again. That's all stuff that lingers with you. ↗

— Gary Ross

#again #animation #anybody #book #classic

If you're really on top, you probably didn't do that great, 'cause you have to water it down a bit for it to get that mass appeal. ↗

— Brad Paisley

#bit #cause #down #get #great