#rio

Every relationship is just so tenuous and precarious. ↗

— Larry David

#just #precarious #relationship #tenuous

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#ashamed #author #belief #boundaries #critics

Well I teach in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So that's my primary work. I lecture on various campuses and in various communities across the country and other parts of the world. ↗

— Angela Davis

#california #campuses #communities #consciousness #country

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache. ↗

— Bette Davis

#anyone #does #headache #i #seriously

There is an idea, the basis of an internal structure, expanded and split into different shapes or groups of sound constantly changing in shape, direction, and speed, attracted and repulsed by various forces. ↗

— Edgard Varese

#basis #changing #constantly #different #different shapes

Something pretty mysterious had to give rise to the origin of the universe. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#had #mysterious #origin #pretty #rise

I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#belief #believe #comes #feeling #heart

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#citizen #flag #more #much #patriot

There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#always #between #breeze #comes #cracking

My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal. ↗

— Nigel Dennis

#first #nocturnal #photographing #project #serious