#so

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish. ↗

— Demosthenes

#foolish #known #men #proved #sound

A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol. ↗

— Jack Dempsey

#champion #everybody #got #help #him

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings. ↗

— Jack Dempsey

#before #champion #gong #just #know

I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight. ↗

— Patrick Dempsey

#bike #build #comfortable #great #i

I love having a big family. I think it's easier, oddly, in some ways, having three children as opposed to one. ↗

— Patrick Dempsey

#big family #children #easier #family #having

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#always #i #i always #realized #somebody

I just feel incredibly lucky to be employed when there are so many actors and actresses who are not employed. That's why, you know, I sometimes feel desperate, in case I'm not going to be cast again. ↗

— Judi Dench

#case #cast #desperate #employed #feel

I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is. ↗

— Matthew Vaughn

#directing #everyone #had #hard #i

For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate. They didn't come before the Judiciary Committee, and up until about 1923, something like that. ↗

— Fred Thompson

#american #american history #before #come #committee

I was in Yorkshire. We were a family of five and I used to be sent sometimes to get the rations for the week and I was easily able to carry them back. It was like one egg and a tiny bit of tea. ↗

— Judi Dench

#back #bit #carry #easily #egg