#pun

The web of influence which News Corporation spun in Britain, which effectively bent politicians, police and many others in public life to its will, amounted to a shadow state. ↗

— Thomas Watson, Jr.

#bent #britain #corporation #effectively #influence

Punk is not really a style of music. It was more like a state of mind. ↗

— Mike Watt

#mind #more #music #punk #really

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. ↗

— Simone Weil

#blame #encourage #fear #kill #killers

Many people secretly think that gays are a lot happier than they are, and want to punish them. ↗

— George Weinberg

#happier #lot #many #people #punish

Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me. ↗

— Donald E. Westlake

#became #better #character #choice #conscious

My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#agree #fashion #followed #i #punk

I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#got #had #hairstyle #i #lipstick

I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn section what to play or I don't want to come off egotistical. ↗

— Jack White

#came #catholic #catholic guilt #come #egotistical

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#gods #our #prayers #punish #us

And I communed with many different faiths and even when I wanted to be rebellious I never did not believe in Him. I never believed the people who said God was destructive or punishing. ↗

— Alfre Woodard

#believed #destructive #did #different #different faiths