#mate

It did remind me of something out of Greek mythology - the richest king who gets everything he wants, but ultimately his family has a curse on it from the Gods. ↗

— Martin Scorsese

#did #everything #family #gets #gods

From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber. ↗

— Harry Seidler

#america #available #based #buildings #century

There Bomar is, wherever he is, spending a fortune every day on liquor and beautiful women and expensive playthings, when he could find peace of mind right here with us, for a mere twenty cents. --"Bomar ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#money-not-happiness #beauty

I think the greatest photographers are the amateur photographers who do it because they love it. Arnold Newman is a good example; he is a consummate professional, but he's also an 'amateur' in the pure sense of the word. ↗

— John Sexton

#amateur #arnold #because #consummate #example

Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society? ↗

— Robert Shea

#design #humans #may #perfect #society

I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

#any #conclusive #i #i think #infinity

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity. ↗

— Ron Silver

#celebrity #involvement #legitimate #public #public affairs

I mean, I love being with friends and I love kissing and loving someone to pieces. But it's hard to find someone who doesn't ultimately start judging you and your choices. ↗

— Sarah Silverman

#choices #find #friends #hard #i

I never want to be in a position where I have to defend my material. It's too subjective. It's for other people to defend or not defend. ↗

— Sarah Silverman

#i #material #never #other #people

If the means were available, we could trace our ancestry - yours and mine - back to the first blob of life-like material that came into being on the planet. ↗

— Clifford D. Simak

#available #back #being #came #could