#nate

The moment your kid's born you realize no one knows anything. No one goes to classes. You just have a kid. You can read all the books you like, but unfortunately none of our kids have read the books so they don't care. You're basically making it up as you go along. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#anything #basically #books #born #care

The reader feels as if he is in Chongjin, where starving people ate the bark off trees; or atop Mount Taesong with the elite of Pyongyang, whose existence is a mix of sadism and whimsy; or with the masses who are bombarded day and night with the propaganda of North Korea's alternate reality. ↗

— Adam Johnson

#ate #bark #bombarded #day #elite

My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive. ↗

— Boris Johnson

#being #chances #elvis #finding #good

Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#gangster #playing #profitable #unfortunately #very

My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant. ↗

— June Jordan

#hero #intense #over-the-top #passionate #tyrant

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#fact #only #preparing #secure #secure peace

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great. ↗

— Rose Kennedy

#fortunate #great #prosperity #tries

I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that "spark" yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do. ↗

— Steve Kerr

#choose #follow #follow your heart #found #haven

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win. ↗

— Chris Kirkpatrick

#honor #just #nominated #says #true

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#concern #dedicated #every #every step #exertions