#rope

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#arises #being #interested #interesting #interesting things

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible. ↗

— Jacques Chirac

#art #construction #europe #possible

I don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#given #hue #i #idol #problem

Of course the barbarians' aim of world domination has not escaped the attention of the Europeans, perhaps because unlike us they are closer to the walls. ↗

— Barbara Amiel

#attention #barbarians #because #closer #course

Since Europe is dependent on imports of energy and most of its raw materials, it can be subdued, if not quite conquered, without all those nuclear weapons the Soviets have aimed at it simply through the shipping routes and raw materials they control. ↗

— Barbara Amiel

#conquered #control #dependent #energy #europe

The only substance properly so called is the soul. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#only #properly #soul #substance

If you do your job properly you usually learn a lot from any role you do. ↗

— Rene Auberjonois

#job #learn #lot #properly #role

It was as helpful as throwing a drowning man both ends of the rope. ↗

— Arthur Baer

#drowning #ends #helpful #man #rope

It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly. ↗

— George Crook

#afford #aim #amount #been #greatest

There aren't many people who say that Europe is a territory, or Asia is a territory - it'd be suicide. And there are even more people in America than in Europe. I think it's strange, really. I basically see it as loads of different places. ↗

— Sean Booth

#asia #basically #different #different places #europe