#so

As this world was not intended to be a state of any great satisfaction or high enjoyment, so neither was it intended to be a mere scene of unhappiness and sorrow. ↗

— Joseph Butler

#enjoyment #great #high #intended #mere

The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every particular affection of the heart, are equally interested or disinterested, because the objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else. ↗

— Joseph Butler

#appetite #because #disinterested #else #equally

What I'm working on now - I'm back to fantasy, although considering that it's me, I'm turning it into a kind of science fantasy. It's a vampire story - but my vampires are biological vampires. They didn't become vampires because someone bit them; they were born that way. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#back #because #become #biological #bit

Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#down #frees #imprisoned #like #shelf

I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house. ↗

— Jay-Z

#collection #extensive #filled #grew #had

Put no inscription over the grave, except the date of my birth and my death; and, wherever I am buried, let the funeral be perfectly private, with as few persons attending, and as little show and expense as possible. ↗

— Isaac Butt

#attending #birth #buried #date #death

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#just #note #something #suicide #write

The family has a social function and so it should be sustained. ↗

— Rocco Buttiglione

#function #should #social #social function #sustained

I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don't think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position. The problem for me is if I can't get the car there I do struggle more than some. ↗

— Jenson Button

#better #better job #car #comfortable #develop

If I ever have a son, and if he wants to follow in my footsteps in Formula 1, my main responsibility will be to point out some of the negatives. ↗

— Jenson Button

#follow #footsteps #formula #formula 1 #i