#pear

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Clinton cost John Kerry more votes than he gained for him whenever they appeared together. Imagine being part of a crowd enraptured by the presence of Bill Clinton, and then having to listen to a speech by John Kerry! ↗

— Pat Sajak

#being #bill #bill clinton #clinton #cost

I rank myself no higher in the scheme of things than a policeman - whose utility would disappear if there were no criminals. ↗

— Lord Salisbury

#disappear #higher #i #myself #policeman

Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population. ↗

— Edward Sapir

#assign #comparison #cultural #dates #different

These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages. ↗

— Edward Sapir

#appearances #apply #contrary #could #english

I don't admire Freud as much as some people do. Imagine Shakespeare being aware of the Oedipal complex when he wrote Hamlet. It would have been a disaster. ↗

— Nathalie Sarraute

#aware #been #being #complex #disaster

I've had the thought that a person's 'artistic vision' is really just the cumulative combination of whatever particular stances he has sincerely occupied during his creative life - even if some of those might appear contradictory. ↗

— George Saunders

#artistic #combination #contradictory #creative #creative life

It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera. ↗

— Fred Savage

#before #camera #child #ever #every

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#appears #between #confusion #fact #news

Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#box #breaker #circuit #function #fuse

My writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing, from Shakespeare on down. ↗

— Dick Schaap

#good #good writing #i #improved #more