#pro

When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf. ↗

— Thomas Haden Church

#did #first #first thing #horrific #i

Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife. But what right, I ask, has the law to presume at all on the subject? ↗

— Ernestine Rose

#again #ask #be kind #his #husband

You can't understand Twenty-first-Century Politics with an Eighteenth-Century Brain. ↗

— George Lakoff

#george-lakeoff #humor-inspirational #political-humor #political-science #politics

Usually naive interviewers hover between two mutually contradictory convictions: one, that a text we call creative develops almost instantaneously in the mystic heat of inspirational raptus; or the other, that the writer has followed a recipe, a kind of secret set of rules that they would like to see revealed. There is no set of rules, or, rather, there are many, varied and flexible rules... ↗

— Umberto Eco

#inspirational

There’s often a reason why people and dogs bite. It’s about self-protection. If we respect what we may not know about the suffering of others and look at them compassionately, we open the door that can lead to understanding. ↗

— Jennifer Skiff

#dogs #inspirational #self-protection #suffering #understanding

In life, you will always be faced with a series of God-ordained opportunities brilliantly disguised as problems and challenges. ↗

— Charles Udall

#god #inspirational #life #opportunity #problems

Those of you who are convinced that you missed your calling, open all doors keep the entrance way clear. This way you will not miss that next call. ↗

— Victoria Addino

#motivation #opportunity #strength #striving #success-self-improvement

When my income exceeds my outgo, my upkeep will be downright easy. ↗

— Cynthia Larson

#money #prosperity #success #inspirational

To which hand do I choose to strike with when both hands are guided by the same heart? ↗

— Carroll Bryant

#inspirational #inspiring #philosophical #religious #thought-provoking

I'll think of it tomorrow, at Tara. I can stand it then. Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day. ↗

— Margaret Mitchell

#procrastination #inspirational