#nic

I have a lot of fun with guns, especially the M-16, but my favourite is my little .22. It fits nicely in the palm of your hand. I do limit myself to blanks. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#especially #favourite #fits #fun #guns

My husband travels a lot with his job, so we have a lot of frequent flyer miles so we can hop on a plane with no notice. That's a nice luxury and he is very supportive. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#frequent #his #hop #husband #job

President Obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. He said, well, 'I haven't communicated enough.' He said his job is to 'tell a story to the American people' - as if that's the whole problem here? He needs to talk more, and we need to be better listeners? ↗

— Paul Ryan

#american #american people #any #asked #better

I always was fascinated by neat nicknames. ↗

— Steve Sabol

#fascinated #i #i always #neat #nicknames

If you have a lot of short-term debt, it means that all of that money can be demanded in a very short period of time. Technically, short-term debt means money that's coming due within a year. Typically, it means money that's coming due within 30 to 90 days. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#days #debt #demanded #due #lot

What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia to the political world by Henry Kissinger and now bandied in the boardroom is colleague. It has a nice upper-egalitarian feel, related to the good fellowship of collegial. ↗

— William Safire

#answer #bandied #brought #call #colleague

As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#becoming #edits #films #foreign #idea

The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#festival #hall #hang #i #i think

I do not judge, I only chronicle. ↗

— John Singer Sargent

#do not judge #i #i do #judge #only

Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years. ↗