#r

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. ↗

— Robert Wilson Lynd

#appears #belief #dangerous #decisive #human

There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. ↗

— Robert Wilson Lynd

#before #birds #build #differ #landscape

I wish I had the nerve not to tip. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#had #i #i wish #nerve #tip

A closet full of wire hangers can be the most dangerous place in the world. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#dangerous #dangerous place #full #most #place

I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#decided #feel #hoping #i #i can

I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#another #belonged #choir #church #even

A room is like a stage. If you see it without lighting, it can be the coldest place in the world. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#like #place #room #see #stage

An actor shouldn't undergo psychoanalysis, because there are a lot of things you're better off not knowing. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#because #better #better off #knowing #lot

Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#always #believable #comedy #exaggerated #ludicrous

You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#growing #growing up #guess #i #mountains