#rites

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#country #decay #held #religion #rites

Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror. ↗

— William H. Macy

#horror #ironic #king #lot #more

Fitness will be a major factor in the first race and I think that will play into the hands of drivers who have been racing recently, rather than people like me who haven't raced properly for a decade. I'am not one of the favourites to start with. ↗

— Nigel Mansell

#been #decade #drivers #factor #favourites

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever. ↗

— Chris Martin

#artist #band #care #competitive #good

Every word she writes is a lie, including and and the. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

#including #lie #she #word #writes

Most actors are starving. Most of us are walking around with a flashlight and tweezers looking for evidence. When you have someone that actually writes an acting role, it's rare. ↗

— Dylan McDermott

#actually #around #evidence #looking #most

I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of can get it. For me personally, it's just kind of more instinctive. But I don't have kind of an acting background. I fell into it accidentally. ↗

— Rose McGowan

#acting #back #background #big #characters

A good journalist is not the one that writes what people say, but the one that writes what he is supposed to write. ↗

— Todor Zhivkov

#journalist #people #people say #say #supposed

I'm getting Puppetmasters, too. They're one of my favorites. And they're coming out with new Puppetmasters. I try not to get everything, but I want so much. ↗

— Jason Mewes

#everything #favorites #get #getting #i

And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice. ↗

— Little Milton

#course #eddy #favorites #had #just