#rio

It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful in the first place to eliminate from our inquiry the cases of that considerable class of persons who pinch themselves. ↗

— James Payn

#before #careful #cases #class #considerable

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#carrying #drop #even #go #idea

The way I was brought up by my parents and guided through my football life by the influences of various managers means that in some ways I am black and white. ↗

— Stuart Pearce

#black #black and white #brought #football #guided

And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#act #cold #cold war #destruction #during

I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a man who could be my husband and not feel inferior. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#could #feel #husband #i #inferior

No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#his #living #man #mediocre #phase

But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality. ↗

— Roger Penrose

#beauty #i #i think #issue #morality

Vicodin, I got addicted to that little pill. The reason I don't talk about it too much in the press is because it isn't funny, and I love to be funny in interviews. If you joke about that period in your life, it doesn't seem right. ↗

— Matthew Perry

#addicted #because #funny #got #i

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

#came #curiosity #experiences #i #i always

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent. ↗

— Plautus

#malevolent #nobody #who