#par

Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so undernourished that tuberculosis is having a rich harvest, particularly of adolescent children. ↗

— Agnes Smedley

#children #condition #germany #harvest #having

Yes, long hours and a hard life for my parents, but for a six to seven year old every new day dawned with fresh excitement when you have not a care in the world, and so much to learn and witness. ↗

— Vernon L. Smith

#dawned #day #every #excitement #fresh

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. ↗

— Will Smith

#average #i #myself #never #particularly

But, strictly speaking, this mythology was no essential part of ancient religion, for it had no sacred sanction and no binding force on the worshippers. ↗

— William Robertson Smith

#binding #essential #force #had #mythology

Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particular it requires an effort to reconcile our imagination to the bloody ritual which is prominent in almost every religion which has a strong sense of sin. ↗

— William Robertson Smith

#bloody #effort #even #every #forms

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#children #established #had #nothing #parents

Coming from Canada, being a writer and Jewish as well, I have impeccable paranoia credentials. ↗

— Mordecai Richler

#canada #coming #credentials #i #impeccable

Well, I refer to 'Celebrity Jeopardy ' as the short-bus 'Jeopardy,' because it is a lot easier. Like, there was a whole column basically naming stores in New York. ↗

— Andy Richter

#because #celebrity #column #easier #i

I think a good MP is someone who cares for their community and becomes their champion, which is why I will make my home in any seat I am lucky enough to be selected for. Looks play no part in the equation, what matters is your ideas and connecting them to the electorate. ↗

— Adam Rickitt

#any #becomes #cares #champion #community

I approach every part I'm asked to do and decide to do from exactly the same angle: who is this person, what does he want, how does he attempt to get it, and what happens to him when he doesn't get it, or if he does? ↗

— Alan Rickman

#approach #asked #attempt #decide #does