#su

How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide! ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#asking #committed #dare #did #how

I am not quite sure where home is right now. I do have places in London and Milan, and a house in Spain. I guess I would say home is where my mother is, and she lives in Spain. ↗

— Sarah Brightman

#am #guess #house #i #i am

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. ↗

— David Brin

#been #both #both sides #contact #encounter

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science. ↗

— David Brin

#biology #far #find #honestly #i

I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring. ↗

— David Brin

#backgrounds #characters #depth #develop #erupt

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. ↗

— Thomas Hardy

#art #come #emotion #into #measure

The history of my state of Oklahoma offers a great example of pursuing the American Dream. It was built and settled by pioneers moving West to seek better lives. ↗

— Mary Fallin

#american dream #better #built #dream #example

I like being absurd. Being silly. ↗

— Jimmy Fallon

#being #being silly #i #like #silly

A definite highlight was doing 'The Brothers McMullen.' Shooting that movie was such a joy - and then we wound up winning the Sundance Film Festival. That big-break moment is visceral. It happens once in a decade, maybe once in a lifetime. ↗

— Connie Britton

#decade #definite #doing #festival #film

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day. ↗

— Paul Cezanne

#changes #day #every #every day #how