#plea

The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced with black elements. ↗

— Boris Vian

#black #black music #easily #elements #following

Style is the dress of thought; a modest dress, Neat, but not gaudy, will true critics please. ↗

— Samuel Wesley

#dress #gaudy #modest #neat #please

I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt. ↗

— Jessamyn West

#falseness #harm #honesty #hurt #i

It's just such a pleasure to bring a talent you respect to the world. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#just #pleasure #respect #such #talent

We have a market-driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with power and pleasure and property. ↗

— Cornel West

#obsessed #pleasure #power #property #selling

Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God. ↗

— George Whitefield

#commands #corrupt #frequently #god #holy

I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play, and I believe that you can play rough on the court and still be a good sport. ↗

— Sue Wicks

#aggressive #because #believe #court #down

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. ↗

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

#along #dead #easy #enough #everything

Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives. ↗

— John Wilkins

#lives #make #mind #pleasant #thoughts

TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please. ↗

— Dick Wolf

#commercials #executives #fast #forward #getting