#ode

It is no coincidence that the growth of modern tyrants has in every case been heralded by the growth of prejudice. ↗

— Henry A. Wallace

#case #coincidence #every #growth #heralded

Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic. ↗

— David Copperfield

#disappeared #figures #magic #modern #occult

The first trick I bought at Macy's was a little wooden board where a quarter would appear and disappear. ↗

— David Copperfield

#board #bought #disappear #first #i

I didn't have any role models really. My best friend was a dog. My mum and dad saved a dog from the gutter and that dog was my brother before Jesse was born. Sami was his name and he was my role model. ↗

— Ville Valo

#before #best #best friend #born #brother

Following the devastating India Ocean tsunami of 2004, I founded Chefs for Humanity, modeled after Doctors Without Borders, but comprised of chefs. There wasn't anything out there like it, and there was a definite need for chefs to be able to offer assistance and aid. ↗

— Cat Cora

#after #aid #anything #assistance #borders

A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest. ↗

— Barbara Corcoran

#beauty #buyers #clutter #contest #curb

I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would open to bring the rocket safely back. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#back #blast #bring #building #certainly

Modern morality and manners suppress all natural instincts, keep people ignorant of the facts of nature and make them fighting drunk on bogey tales. ↗

— Aleister Crowley

#drunk #facts #fighting #ignorant #instincts

I had to be a grown-up when I should have been a little boy, and now that I'm a grown-up my little-boyness has exploded out of me. I've lived my life backwards. ↗

— Alan Cumming

#been #boy #exploded #grown-up #had

Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober. ↗

— Jamie Lee Curtis

#been #before #clearer #did #direct