#or

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book can have as much to do with its worth as anything the author puts into it. ↗

— Norman Cousins

#author #book #brings #into #much

Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand pounds of destructive force for every human being in the world? ↗

— Norman Cousins

#being #destructive #every #fact #force

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#discover #generosity #only #open #others

Oliver laughed - actually laughed."I like this new Claire," he said. "You should work her this hard all the time, Myrnin. She's interesting when she's forthright." Claire, possessed by the spirit of Eve, shot him the finger. Which made him laugh again, shake his head, and walk up the steps. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#funny #ghost-town #humor #morganville-vampires #myrnin

No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#conditions #considered #dolphin #duplicate #however

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#himself #keep #lead #life #man

In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 per day. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#eliminate #must #order #per #population

The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#boat #great #hope #literal #man

As it is my good fortune to be American, I live in the only country that as a matter of policy is pro-Israel regardless of party allegiance; Democrats and Republicans equally unite behind the blue-and-white. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#american #behind #country #democrats #equally

I take any opportunity I can to raise our country's flag really high and get some shining positive light on things over there. ↗

— Kirsty Coventry

#country #flag #get #high #i