#pro

Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own. ↗

— e. e. cummings

#had #his #instant #mind #own

There was the scientific and technical progress which couldn't be predicted by the state. ↗

— Anatoly Chubais

#progress #scientific #state #technical #which

Unified party control of the organs of government has proved no panacea. ↗

— David E. Price

#government #organs #panacea #party #proved

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. ↗

— Arthur C. Clarke

#clearly #earth #how #inappropriate #ocean

A breeze blew through the room, blew curtains in at one end and out the other like pale flags, twisting them up towards the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling, and then rippled over the wine-coloured rug, making a shadow on it as wind does on the sea. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#everyday-objects #great-gatsby #great-prose #prose #beauty

I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged. ↗

— Camille Claudel

#feel #i #problems #sorts

I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does. ↗

— Ethan Coen

#i #i do #joel #little #mean

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#large #promise #soul

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible. ↗