#my

It's interesting, though, that in daily life, I think of myself as being relatively unobservant. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#daily #daily life #i #i think #interesting

I just want to make sure I have a sense of balance between work and life, because work is my life and the lines can get really blurry. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#because #between #get #i #just

Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion. ↗

— Roland Barthes

#lie #myth #neither #nor

What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth. ↗

— Roland Barthes

#condition #contradiction #full #i #live

The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#myth #pretension #sardonic #experience

I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#accomplish #accomplished #basketball #basketball court #court

I don't like to rate myself; others can do that. ↗

— Felix Baumgartner

#like #myself #others #rate

I am a good Protestant, and in the full sense of the term, for from the bottom of my soul, I protest against everything that is said, and everything that is done. ↗

— Pierre Bayle

#am #bottom #done #everything #full

As a member of the House Committee on Small Business and because of my own experience as a small business owner, I am appreciative of the impact these small businesses have on our local economies. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#appreciative #because #business #business owner #businesses

If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#fast #life #me #my life #swim