#off

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#ambition #cannot #cured #exalted #favour

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#distribution #memory #offices #two

To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#feeling #finally #finish #getting #gold

Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by. ↗

— Eric Johnston

#assailed #ears #government #government officials #headlong

I didn't really want to live, so anything that was an investment in time made me angry... but also I just felt sad. When the hopelessness is hurting you, it's the fixtures and fittings that finish you off. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#angry #anything #felt #finish #hopelessness

I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#bra #feminine #getting #guns #hackers

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins. ↗

— Chuck Jones

#critics #hard #judgment #justice #leaves

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do what I wanted to do. ↗

— Chuck Jones

#i #job #me #offer #pay

And it really pisses Peter and Micky off when I get onto one of those tangents where I start to do humor. ↗

— Davy Jones

#humor #i #off #onto #peter

It seems to me that humour is everybody's way of keeping sane and standing off from the situations so that they can see it intellectually, as well as emotionally, and I don't know whether you've noticed, but if somebody tells a joke, it's nearly always a mini fantasy. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#emotionally #everybody #fantasy #humour #i