#sm

When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way. ↗

— Sam Raimi

#beings #courage #gain #great #great qualities

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries. ↗

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

#country #flows #group #interests #larger

As much as we'd like to believe that our work is great and that we're infallible, we're not. Hollywood movies are made for the audience. These are not small European art films we're making. ↗

— Harold Ramis

#audience #believe #european #films #great

If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma. ↗

— Harold Ramis

#advertising #because #been #charisma #chase

Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#both #confidence #country #eternal #instilled

Our intelligence community needs better coordination of operations and exchange of information, and that's why we need an overall director of national intelligence and a national counterterrorism center. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#center #community #coordination #counterterrorism #director

I was probably a B student in high school, but it wasn't until I got to college that I said, 'Oh! This is what it's all about.' And then I became an A student. I studied journalism in college and that's what really kicked it into high gear for me. ↗

— Giuliana Rancic

#became #college #gear #got #high

I would love Giuliana small, medium, large or extra large and I will love her no matter how much weight she gained. ↗

— Bill Rancic

#gained #her #how #i #large

I just feel such a connection to the little kids in Naples. I remember being on the street wanting a small piece of candy. ↗

— Giuliana Rancic

#candy #connection #feel #i #i remember

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual). ↗

— Ayn Rand

#earth #function #individual #individual rights #majorities