#sm

Will you dance for me? Let your breasts roam for a moment -- I need to see how they dance.' 'Okay.' She danced, and as she danced, she tried to think of the most delicious salads she could imagine -- with artichokes and sundried tomato and blue cheese dressing, and beets, lots of beets. ↗

— Nicholson Baker

#beets #erotica #food #humor #salad

It made Daniel think. The people who had the least were the most willing to share. He outlined a dictum that he would believe the rest of his life: the more people have, the less the give. Similarly, generous cultures produce less waste because excess is shared, whereas stingy nations fill their landfills with leftovers. ↗

— Mark Sundeen

#compassion #humanity-and-society #money #life

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#am #amazed #among #capability #college

Feminism is a political mistake. Feminism is a mistake made by women's intellect, a mistake which her instinct will recognize. ↗

— Valentine de Saint-Point

#her #instinct #intellect #made #mistake

Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society. ↗

— Andrei Sakharov

#democratic #economy #every #human #human rights

Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won't get it later on. ↗

— Harrison Salisbury

#background #because #economics #get #journalism

School has become the world religion of a modernized proletariat, and makes futile promises of salvation to the poor of the technological age. ↗

— Ivan Illich

#deschooling-society #education #ivan-illich #pedagogic-philosophy #pedagogy

We need an energy revolution by breaking our dependence on fossil fuels, polluting fuels... I am very, very confident our small state will lead this. We will be noticed by the country and the world. ↗

— Bernie Sanders

#breaking #confident #country #dependence #energy

Small businesses are the backbone of job creation in South Carolina, but we're not maximizing our potential when we've got what's effectively the highest income tax rate in the Southeast holding us back. ↗

— Mark Sanford

#backbone #businesses #carolina #creation #effectively

One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The minister looked stunned, and he said 'no.' The whole table almost fell on the floor. The congressman was quite serious. That was his litmus test. ↗

— Jim Sasser

#almost #asked #christ #congressman #fell