#par

I always performed when I was a child. My parents got very annoyed, because my brother and I had our little bedrooms upstairs, and I would plaster the house with posters with arrows pointing upstairs. ↗

— Franka Potente

#annoyed #arrows #because #bedrooms #brother

For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts; and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#after #any #believe #campaigning #candidates

The Labour party has done more than any other to address gender inequalities, through legislation and other means, and to increase women's representation in politics, which has led to recent increases in the number of female politicians. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#any #done #female #gender #increase

Cable is a dynamic and highly innovative industry, providing cutting edge services and content that Americans love. The broadband platform the industry has deployed is a critical part of the infrastructure needed to realize our national ambition to be a great nation in the Information Age. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#ambition #broadband #cable #content #critical

So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the separation of the layers between service and technology. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#between #communication #future #get #i

I always loved aesthetics. Not particularly fashion, but an idea of beauty. ↗

— Miuccia Prada

#beauty #fashion #i #i always #idea

In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#ago #art #book #centuries #character

The bravest person I've ever met was a young boy going through massive amounts of treatment for a very rare, complex and unpleasant disease. I last saw him at a Discworld convention, where he chose to take part in a game as an assassin. He died not long afterwards, and I wish I had his fortitude and sense of style. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#assassin #boy #bravest #chose #complex

A large family makes you accept sharing your parents. ↗

— Martha Reeves

#family #large #large family #makes #parents

Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am. ↗

— Christopher Reeve

#around #bodies #full #i #i am