#mp

Twenty years ago, you might have been pessimistic and said there's no hope. But these days, some of our very biggest companies are acting remarkably cleanly. And in some cases, although not all cases, the CEOs are the driving forces behind that. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#ago #although #been #behind #biggest

Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade. ↗

— Elizabeth Dole

#clouded #compelling #decade #despite #even

I love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid. ↗

— Mario Vazquez

#amp #hip-hop #i #i love #jazz

Be happy NOW. This moment is all you’ve got ↗

— Elizabeth Grace Saunders

#happiness #inspiration #inspirational-attitude #live-in-the-here-and-now #live-in-the-moment

I think that anything that you do, any accomplishment that you make, you have to work for. And I've worked very hard in the last ten years of my life, definitely, and I can tell you that hard work pays off. It's not just a cliche. ↗

— Cameron Diaz

#any #anything #cliche #definitely #hard

You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks. ↗

— Cameron Diaz

#complete #dawn #haven #monks #silence

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world. ↗

— Cameron Diaz

#causes #changes #how #important #make

Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. ↗

— Thorstein Veblen

#consumption #gentleman #goods #leisure #means

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#life #nothing #safe #simple #simple truth

Why is everything always my decision?" I asked. Because you will not tolerate anything else." Oh, I remembered now. "Great", I whispered. - Anita to Jean-Claude ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#anita-blake #fiction #hunter #jean-claude #paranormal