#or

I'm insanely optimistic. For odd, weird reasons, things always work out. ↗

— Richard Jefferson

#i #insanely #odd #optimistic #out

Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. ↗

— Pete Seeger

#humor #education

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#become #cities #corrupt #europe #get

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#first #government #honorable #misery #office

For us Australians, Singapore also represents sacred soil. Almost 2000 Australians died here in the defense of your island country and our neighborhood. ↗

— Michael Jeffery

#also #australians #country #defense #died

My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#humanity #imagination #loneliness #poetry #solipsism

Now I must give one smirk, and then we may be rational again." Catherine turned away her head, not knowing whether she might venture to laugh. "I see what you think of me," said he gravely -- "I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow." My journal!" Yes, I know exactly what you will say: Friday, went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings -- plain black shoes -- appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer, half-witted man, who would make me dance with him, and distressed me by his nonsense." Indeed I shall say no such thing." Shall I tell you what you ought to say?" If you please." I danced with a very agreeable young man, introduced by Mr. King; had a great deal of conversation with him -- seems a most extraordinary genius -- hope I may know more of him. That, madam, is what I wish you to say." But, perhaps, I keep no journal." Perhaps you are not sitting in this room, and I am not sitting by you. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. Not keep a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenour of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be, unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered, and the particular state of your complexion, and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities, without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam, I am not so ignorant of young ladies' ways as you wish to believe me; it is this delightful habit of journaling which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female. Nature may have done something, but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal. ↗

— Jane Austen

#humor #equality

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time. ↗

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

#mediterranean #morocco #possible #same #see

It's made me more expectant of the imminent return of Jesus, and also more sensitive to the people around me. Knowing Jesus will return soon makes me want all the more to tell people about him and all that he offers. ↗

— Jerry B. Jenkins

#also #around #him #imminent #jesus

President Reagan always gave the credit to the American people and American ideals. He treated his job as a valuable temporary loan from the American people, a loan that should be respected and returned with dutiful appreciation. ↗

— William L. Jenkins

#american #american people #appreciation #credit #dutiful