#p

People's ability to forget what they do not want to know, to overlook what is before their eyes, was seldom put to the test better than in Germany at that time. ↗

— W. G. Sebald

#before #better #eyes #forget #germany

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages. ↗

— Jon Secada

#both #community #done #grew #i

Science sometimes falls short when trying to fathom the depths of our essence - and our inspiration comes from that essence. ↗

— Lance Secretan

#depths #essence #falls #fathom #inspiration

Having kids - the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings - is the biggest job anyone can embark on. As with any risk, you have to take a leap of faith and ask lots of wonderful people for their help and guidance. I thank God every day for giving me the opportunity to parent. ↗

— Maria Shriver

#faith

Fantasy should be as close as possible to journalism. ↗

— Dino Buzzati

#fantasy #journalism #possible #should

Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person. ↗

— Charles Barkley

#because #controversial #just #just because #make

I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#continue #i #life #living #my life

Pain produces progress. So if you truly love me, you will try to hurt me as much as you can. If you really want me to grow as a person, you will water me with betrayal, abuse, neglect, derision, thievery, and possibly even torture. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#humor #love #pain #torture #age

Plus, once he did the requisite double-take and recognized me, he’d probably beat the crap out of any guy who looked at me in all my Snow White meets Frederick’s of Hollywood glory. ↗

— Katja Millay

#coming-of-age #love #relationship #age

I can't deny that some customers and prospects think it's the key to our future. But it's not. We're certainly supportive of the Dept. of Justice and the 20 states that have brought this action. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#brought #certainly #customers #deny #future