#ms

I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need. ↗

— Ross MacDonald

#collins #contemporary #contemporary society #could #deal

I get a certain feeling when I go to Lambeau field in Green Bay. Soldier field in Chicago is special to me. Those are the places that I really like. The stadiums. ↗

— John Madden

#certain #certain feeling #chicago #feeling #field

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#big problems #country #facing #passing #problems

Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue. ↗

— David Mallet

#hath #himself #his #ill #knew

The highest of the world's mountains, it seems, has to make but a single gesture of magnificence to be the lord of all, vast in unchallenged and isolated supremacy. ↗

— George Leigh Mallory

#highest #isolated #lord #magnificence #make

It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America. ↗

— Jon Voight

#country #create #demoralize #election #gain

When dreams are not clear, the results are often as blurred. You won't be able to arrive at your desired destination if you are not certain of where you're going. You have to be able to see clearly and perfectly. ↗

— Jan Mckingley Hilado

#creative-mind #dreams #focus #vision #visualization

She had searched for just the right guy; sensitive and gentle and willing to wait. Quite a long search, of course. She was looking for some imaginary man who cared more about having someone to talk to and see movies with than he needed to have sex, because she was just Not Ready for That. Did I say imaginary? Well yes. Human men are not like that. ↗

— Jeff Lindsay

#relationships #dreams

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is women who keep the church going. ↗

— Don Marquis

#devil #figures #going #keep #male

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities. ↗

— Ralph Marston

#complicated #most #most powerful #opportunities #powerful