#of

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

#comes #critic #dismal #every #every man

I am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me. ↗

— Lena Dunham

#i #i am #me #offensive #particularly

I wanted all my visits to be official. When I sent the pass back with a note, I had no idea it would antagonize the president. I found out years later that it did. ↗

— Louis Freeh

#back #did #found #had #i

A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable. ↗

— Finley Peter Dunne

#lie #most #profitable #purpose #worst

I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen't come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I'm not really aware of what I'm doing. ↗

— Kirsten Dunst

#because #become #certain #certain way #come

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. ↗

— Will Durant

#always #clever #dishonest #good #good thing

In fact, we started off with two or three different shells and the shell had life of its own. ↗

— Ken Thompson

#fact #had #in fact #life #off

There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#detainees #founded #human #human rights #humane

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

#confess #cup #easier #front #jury

Velcro: what a rip-off. ↗

— Tim Vine

#velcro