#oft

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears. ↗

— Rebecca West

#go #like #many #men #nations

When I'm on TV, I'm often talking to a conservative host. I may have another conservative arguing with me. You've got very limited time, and you're using 'sound-bite' type language. ↗

— Juan Williams

#arguing #conservative #got #host #i

The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive. ↗

— Kenneth Williams

#acquaintance #give #impressive #nice #nodding

I am often disgusted at hearing young people I know, declare that they are afraid of doing this or that, because they MIGHT be killed. ↗

— William John Wills

#am #because #declare #disgusted #doing

Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself lobbying for a writer I enjoy reading regularly to hole up in Heidegger's hut for four or five years to bring forth a mountain. ↗

— James Wolcott

#believe #best #bring #collections #enjoy

People often pulled into Scientology want to address personal problems in their life, and Scientology says we have technology that addresses these kinds of problems. Just focusing on the problems and trying to remedy them can be helpful. ↗

— Lawrence Wright

#focusing #helpful #into #just #kinds

The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations. ↗

— John Wycliffe

#higher #hill #life #loftier #stronger

I've never been to a shrink. But my parents were very psychologically literate - my father had undergone Freudian analysis - and we often talked about other people in psychological terms, so I picked up a lot of that. ↗

— Toby Young

#analysis #been #father #freudian #had

Heuristic is an algorithm in a clown suit. It’s less predictable, it’s more fun, and it comes without a 30-day, money-back guarantee. ↗

— Steve McConnell

#software-engineering #money

You don't like Blue, do you?" "No," Mira said, caught off guard by the change of subject. "I was worried he was doing his knight-in-tarnished-armor thing and it was winning you over. ↗

— Sarah Cross

#funny-and-random #kill-me-softly #mira #sarah-cross #change