#takes

I left Gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness. ↗

— David Remnick

#achievements #bitterness #everything #gorbachev #him

Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere. ↗

— Jean Rhys

#everywhere #finds #home #homes #immigrants

You grow up by making mistakes. I've made a ton of them, but as long as I keep on failing better, I don't mind. ↗

— Joely Richardson

#failing #grow #grow up #i #keep

The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#bring #delight #down #itself #level

I also feel that I have been very honest with my friends, my family and also with the public about the mistakes that I've made and the challenges that I've gone through. ↗

— Nicole Richie

#also #been #challenges #family #feel

Whatever it takes to win. ↗

— Pat Riley

#whatever #win

I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately. ↗

— Molly Ringwald

#did #early #exploring #france #free

If somebody has a better idea than me, I'll take it if it surpasses what we have on the page because at the end of the day, it's me that takes the credit anyway! ↗

— Guy Ritchie

#because #better #better idea #credit #day

This President takes his inspiration from the capitals of Europe; we look to the cities and small towns of America. This President puts his faith in government. We put our faith in the American people. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#american #american people #capitals #cities #europe

Without sounding too pretentious, I was sort of a slave to the narrative. When the narrative cracks in, I have to go where it takes me. I had to go to the Bohemian Grove. It was the obvious end to the book. ↗

— Jon Ronson

#book #cracks #end #go #grove