#rites

The advent of DVD/Blu-ray reissues of classic Hollywood and foreign films has been a boon to film buffs, who can now study their favorites in all their glistening detail and restored palettes. ↗

— James Wolcott

#been #boon #classic #detail #dvd

I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#chapter #company #different #good #good leader

I always thought we had an environmental problem, but I hadn't realized how urgent it was. James Lovelock writes that by the end of this century there will be one billion people left. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#billion #century #end #environmental #had

The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.' ↗

— Tiger Woods

#changed #compare #even #feeling #get

And I like the way Cain writes his women. Very strong. They're kind of lusty, they know what they want, they're full of conviction. Cain's women are sexual. ↗

— Pia Zadora

#conviction #full #his #i #kind

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#down #enough #guesses #him #i

Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#miles #miles davis #plays #songs #who

Think of how it all started: America was founded by slave owners who informed us, "All men are created equal." All "men," except Indians, niggers, and women. Remember, the founders were a small group of unelected, white, male, land-holding slave owners who also, by the way, suggested their class be the only one allowed to vote. To my mind, that is what's known as being stunningly--and embarrassingly--full of shit. ↗

— George Carlin

#political-philosophy #equality

It wasn't till they were on the bridge that Delly asked RB, "So, Ferris Boyd's your favorite?" She didn't mind, mostly. RB answered so fast, though, she knew he wasn't fibbing. "She's my favorite friend," he told her. "You're my favorite everything. ↗

— Katherine Hannigan

#friends #life #siblings #life

Lesson #456 of high school life: Never, EVER trust an alarm clock. ↗

— Heather Brewer

#journalism