#ran

Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#human #human society #into #itself #nature

All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#granted #greatness #taken #taken for granted #unnerved

I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be. ↗

— David Bowie

#amazing #anywhere #day #else #i

Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#booth #ceo #citizen #congress #counted

The sun is the most important thing in everybody's life, whether you're a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted. ↗

— Danny Boyle

#everybody #fish #granted #important #important thing

It's not so much what you learn about Mumbai, it's what you learn about yourself, really. It's a funny old hippie thing, but it's true as well. You find out a lot about yourself and your tolerance, and about your inclusiveness. ↗

— Danny Boyle

#find #funny #hippie #learn #lot

You know," she said, stirring her tea, "the fastest way to get him off your back is to sleep with him. And tell him you love him. Preferably while in bed." I smirked and the tea almost came out of my nose. "He'd run like he was on fire. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#curran #ilona-andrews #kate #kate-daniels #magic-burns

When Shakespeare begins his exposition thus he generally at first makes people talk about the hero, but keeps the hero himself for some time out of sight, so that we await his entrance with curiosity, and sometimes with anxiety. ↗

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

#anxiety #await #begins #curiosity #entrance

My favorite part of my appearance is my height. I'm five foot one and I feel feminine being small. ↗

— Alanna Ubach

#being #favorite #feel #feminine #five

Why can't teachers end up owning schools, the way waiters can open their own restaurants? ↗

— Peter Brimelow

#open #own #owning #restaurants #schools