#pet

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#ages #experience #perpetuated #quotations #wise

For me it was perfect, because it wasn't a very competitive environment, and it was a studio program. They basically send you off, and say, bring us some work, and we'll help you improve it. It really rewarded self-discipline. ↗

— Anthony Doerr

#because #bring #competitive #environment #help

Some days the competition would beat me and I'd go home thinking awful thoughts, want to hide under the bed, depressed. But of course, in the news business, when you're working a daily news broadcast, you get your victories and defeats every day. ↗

— Sam Donaldson

#beat #bed #broadcast #business #competition

Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place. ↗

— Margaret Drabble

#approved #choices #dangerous #dangerous place #family life

I've teamed up with PetSmart Charities to celebrate the five million homeless pets who've found homes through their in-store adoption centers, and to spread the word about how we can work together to save millions more pets' lives and, ultimately, end pet homelessness. ↗

— Josh Duhamel

#adoption #celebrate #centers #charities #end

Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work. ↗

— Olympia Dukakis

#clear #compete #connection #i #lose

I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete. ↗

— Tony Dungy

#buddies #close #compete #elementary #had

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#animal #animal life #appetite #eats #healthy

I think I'll give it up, the fantasy is over, I wanted to play Spiderman, Peter Parker. ↗

— George Eads

#give #i #i think #over #parker

I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#being #competitions #creative #creative writing #enter