#mon

When I was in kindergarten, it took me like three months to learn how to spell my own name. But that's also not saying much considering I'm a terrible speller. ↗

— Matt Czuchry

#considering #how #i #kindergarten #learn

I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars. I had cheetahs, monkeys. ↗

— Dick Dale

#give #give me #grew #had #helpless

I'm going to give away a lot more than half my money. I'd be happy to give that to the government if the government put together programs that were like I'm giving away to charity, in which I believe the money is effectively used to help people. ↗

— Ray Dalio

#be happy #believe #charity #effectively #give

Over the long run, the price of gold approximates the total amount of money in circulation divided by the size of the gold stock. If the market price of gold moves a long way from this level, it may indicate a buying or selling opportunity. ↗

— Ray Dalio

#buying #circulation #divided #gold #indicate

Among the New Hollanders whom we were thus engaged with, there was one who by his appearance and carriage, as well in the morning as this afternoon, seemed to be the chief of them, and a kind of prince or captain among them. ↗

— William Dampier

#among #appearance #captain #carriage #chief

I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season. ↗

— William Dampier

#business #commonly #day #either #every

I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work. ↗

— Evan Dando

#because #block #could #created #fancy

There's not one food that causes diabetes.What causes Type II diabetes is being overweight... I've just come to grips, over the past four or five months, with my diabetes. ↗

— Paula Deen

#causes #come #diabetes #five #food

I always wanted to do films. I'd gone to New York early in 1976 and did a lot of theater, but I really wanted to chase the paths of people like Pacino and Lemmon and those guys. Alan Arkin. Film was where I wanted to go. ↗

— Jeff Daniels

#always #chase #did #early #film

Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make. ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#among #any #beyond #boards #choking