#red

Few men have been admired of their familiars. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#been #few #few men #men #their

My only companion from the outside world during nineteen years of isolation has been my personal hatred of Thursday Next. It's kind of like the old me suddenly taking over, and I promised myself that this was how I would act if I ever saw you.' 'I have the same thing, but with Tom Stoppard,' I said. 'You'd kill Tom Stoppard?' 'Not at all. I promised myself many years ago that I would throw myself at his feet and scream "I'm not worthy!" if I ever met him, so now if we're ever at the same party or something, I have to be at pains to avoid him. It would be undignified, you see—for him and for me. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

#fandom #hatred #humor #humor

Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ↗

— James Mooney

#although #among #considered #contrary #dance

In dedicating his estate to the honoring of endeavors that benefit mankind, Alfred Nobel expressed a lifelong concern that is even more timely in 1972 than it was in his lifetime. ↗

— Stanford Moore

#benefit #concern #dedicating #endeavors #estate

I am convinced that success is not measured by what you get out of life, but by what you give back. ↗

— Jerry Moran

#back #convinced #get #give #i

And I discovered after a couple years that I really didn't miss making movies. ↗

— Rick Moranis

#couple #discovered #i #making #miss

A careful driver is one who honks his horn when he goes through a red light. ↗

— Henry Morgan

#driver #goes #his #horn #light

People with insufficient personalities are fond of cats. These people adore being ignored. ↗

— Henry Morgan

#being #being ignored #cats #fond #ignored

I'm a liability to them - I'm a woman, I'm empowered, I'm an artist. I've had executives who can't come to my shows they're so scared of me. I've been a thorn in many people's sides just by existing. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#been #come #empowered #executives #existing

I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy. ↗

— Ennio Morricone

#hollywood #i #italy #live #offered