#resting

An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#clings #element #exaggeration #great #great virtues

I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It was interesting to see my own father as a son and the body language and alteration in attitude that comes with that, and it sort of changed our relationship for the better. ↗

— Christian Bale

#attitude #before #better #body #body language

The interesting thing about a movie is the movie. ↗

— Christian Bale

#interesting #interesting thing #movie #thing

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future. ↗

— Maurice Ashley

#ambassador #bigger #bring #chess #events

Interesting phenomena occur when two or more rhythmic patterns are combined, and these phenomena illustrate very aptly the enrichment of information that occurs when one description is combined with another. ↗

— Gregory Bateson

#aptly #combined #description #enrichment #illustrate

Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring. ↗

— Hilaire Belloc

#boring #interesting #made #subject #therefore

Rap culture is interesting and different and has purpose but it has a non-romantic view of life and of social feelings. There may be a void in that. ↗

— Hal David

#different #feelings #interesting #life #may

I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me. ↗

— Larry David

#anyone #emotional #even #i #interested

Building is just skilled labor, I suppose. It's a lot of work. I don't mind other people building them, but the way things go together and are made is interesting to me; I like that a lot. ↗

— Donald Judd

#go #i #interesting #just #labor

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. ↗

— Josh Billings

#every #every man #follies #got #his