#poo

The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more. ↗

— Charles Perrault

#bright #brothers #child #discreet #drudge

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive. ↗

— Tyler Perry

#boy #face #i #just #name

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

#halfway #judge #man #meet #poor

The rich support the poor primarily via taxes. ↗

— Thomas Peterffy

#primarily #rich #support #taxes #via

Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs. ↗

— Thomas Peterffy

#creating #hard #interest #jobs #lose

After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. ↗

— David Petraeus

#after #being #engaging #extremely #i

President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself. ↗

— David Petraeus

#advanced #afghanistan #aspirations #capacity #countries

In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name. ↗

— Phaedrus

#except #master #masters #name #nothing

Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#always #back #end #even #getting

I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#i #myself #normal #pool #something