#rin

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#approves #business #conduct #conscience #death

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#moderation #principle #temper #vice #virtue

The war being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is bringing about a fundamental change to the environment that has given rise and power to the extremists who export terrorism. ↗

— Craig L. Thomas

#afghanistan #being #bringing #change #environment

The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#because #boring #i #only #shy

The most boring scenes are the scenes where a character is alone. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#boring #character #most #scenes #where

Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge, and children with special needs inspire a very, very special love. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#challenge #children #even #greatest #greatest joys

That's what noir feels like to me. It feels like some kind of recurring dream, with very strong archetypes operating. You know, the guilty girl being pursued, falling, all kinds of stuff that we see in our dreams all the time. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#being #dream #dreams #falling #feels

I don't see myself as someone that brings a lot of luggage. ↗

— Rafael Palmeiro

#i #lot #luggage #myself #see

I'm covering the worst president in American history. ↗

— Helen Thomas

#american history #covering #history #i #president

None of the characters I've played are really like me. That would be boring. That wouldn't be acting. ↗

— Anna Paquin

#boring #characters #i #like #me