#relatio

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#anyway #flattering #get #glorified #his

The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in matters pertaining to the individual in the more intimate and private relations of his life is not borne out by the history of governments. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

#claim #exercised #governments #his #history

I thought back to Meg’s advice about Hemingway sentences—simple declarative statements that showed the truth and distilled the meaning. My first attempt at that had been cynical and messed up. I gave it a go again. Find one lost sheep. The angels rejoice. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#college #cynicism #dating #faith #glass-girl

Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#beyond #darkness #doubt #falsehood #light

The public relations warriors fought and lost Monte Carlo's Battle of the Magazine Covers. ↗

— John Vinocur

#carlo #covers #fought #lost #magazine

It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character. ↗

— Jon Voight

#character #crazy #grown #i #i think

I'd be happy to stay single now because I've always been in relationships. For the first time ever I can do what I want, when I want, with who I want, without answering to anyone. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

#answering #anyone #be happy #because #been

Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up. ↗

— Marian Keyes

#humour #love #relationships #women #family

My relationship with my mom is so amazing. We never got to have that stage that people go through, like when you're 13 and you think you're too cool for your parents. When you're embarrassed by them and stuff. We never went through that because I was constantly working and she constantly had to be there. ↗

— Hilary Duff

#because #constantly #cool #embarrassed #go

Hugh and I have been together for so long that in order to arouse extraordinary passion, we need to engage in physical combat. Once, he hit me on the back of the head with a broken wineglass, and I fell to the floor pretending to be unconscious. That was romantic, or would have been had he rushed to my side rather than stepping over my body to fetch the dustpan. ↗

— David Sedaris

#relationships #romance #sex #family