#nut

My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father's head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap. ↗

— Alice Walker

#against #coconut #collapsing #defending #father

Remember, I am not trying to orbit the earth. It is a simple elevator ride for 20 minutes. ↗

— Brian Walker

#earth #elevator #i #i am #minutes

Covering Richard Nixon's triumphant run in 1968 turned out to be my last major assignment as a general correspondent for CBS News. In September of that year, '60 Minutes' made its debut and I began the best, the most fulfilling job a reporter could imagine. ↗

— Mike Wallace

#assignment #began #best #cbs #cbs news

There's not a better job in journalism than the one we have, seriously on '60 Minutes' - not a better job. ↗

— Mike Wallace

#better #better job #job #journalism #minutes

I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it's over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth. ↗

— David Walliams

#bit #book #characters #depth #emotional

If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and honours, that I employ this power in the destruction of liberty and the diminution of commerce, let me awaken them from their delusion. ↗

— Robert Walpole

#army #awaken #commerce #delusion #destruction

Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. ↗

— Andy Warhol

#15 minutes #everyone #minutes #will

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous." ↗

— Andy Warhol

#anymore #bored #everybody #famous #i

In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. ↗

— Andy Warhol

#everyone #famous #future #minutes #will

If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life. ↗