#plain

When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it. ↗

— Ernest Renan

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The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#am #dear #english #gentleman #good

I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it. ↗

— Alan Rickman

#because #children #explained #get #harry

I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it. ↗

— Sally Ride

#explain #go #half #i #into

When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. ↗

— Pat Riley

#complacency #constantly #defeat #explain #explanations

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#fearing #future #his #life #man

But honestly, it's pretty weird; there are girls who'd do absolutely everything just to get a backstage pass. I don't know what it is, but really, when you're on national TV in America the girls love you. They all want you! And I'm not complaining! ↗

— Kid Rock

#america #backstage #complaining #everything #get

Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well. ↗

— Jim Rohn

#apology #complain #go #maturity #reap

I can't complain about my career, that's for sure. ↗

— Ray Romano

#career #complain #i #sure

In 1963 and later papers, I pointed out that the special market characteristics of medical care and medical insurance could be explained by reference to differences in information among the parties involved. ↗

— Kenneth Joseph Arrow

#care #characteristics #could #differences #explained