#others

Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others. ↗

— Antonin Artaud

#destroyed #make #once #others #poetry

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#every man #himself #his #how #i

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of curse it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#experience #grief #mourning #others #personal-experience

I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women. ↗

— Erykah Badu

#grew #i #line #long #long line

If I'm racist, don't think I would have directed shows like 'The Parkers' and 'The Wayans Brothers' or worked 41 episodes with Victoria Rowell on 'Diagnosis: Murder.' ↗

— Scott Baio

#diagnosis #directed #episodes #i #like

I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others. ↗

— Jim Bakker

#going #good #i #i think #maybe

My wild and free side unsettled some, and unwedged others. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#others #side #some #unsettled #wild

Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#love #men #mothers #respect #their

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#compassion #friendship #indignation #life #long

I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an effort to keep people from finding out about the mistakes of lawmakers and then when they're uncovered, an effort to fool people and pretend there was nothing wrong. ↗

— Chris Bell

#both #bothers #effort #finding #fool