#mp

In his own mind, it was never a matter of courage. But courage it was. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#chomp #courage #courage

On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game. ↗

— Richard Roeper

#first #game #hold #like #ridiculously

The only problem in the past has been my kids. I'd want to bring them to London with me, but they are at an important stage in high school. ↗

— Mimi Rogers

#bring #high #high school #i #important

She had doll-like, almost delicate limbs, small hands, and hardly any hips. But she now had breasts. All her life sje jad been flat-chested, as if she had never reached puberty. She thought it had looked ridiculous, and she was always uncomfortable showing herself naked. Now, all of a sudden, she had breasts. They were by no means gigantic - that was not whatshe had wanted, and they would have looked ridiculous on her otherwise skinny body - but they were two solid, round breasts of medium size. The enlargements had been well done, and the proportions were reasonable. But the difference was dramatic. ↗

— Stieg Larsson

#plastic-surgery #life

True, life is complex. But so are a great many accidents. ↗

— Foz Meadows

#life #philosophy #life

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#gothic-horror-fiction #hedonism #temptation

If I remember rightly Holland for instance has something like 45, and it's a much smaller country. In comparison we have very few and they are very badly financed. ↗

— Richard Rogers

#comparison #country #few #financed #holland

If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them. ↗

— Will Rogers

#advertising #amount #improving #money #products

What we learned several years ago was that one of our weaknesses would be if we didn't develop enough people with the know-how to run our company, it would come to the point where we would just stop. ↗

— Kevin Rollins

#come #company #develop #enough #enough people

Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail. ↗

— George Alexiou

#achievement #chance #change #destiny #empowerment