#tan

Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. ↗

— Dwayne Johnson

#like #me #stand-up #stand-up comedy #wrestling

Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining. ↗

— Dwayne Johnson

#comedy #craziest #entertaining #every #every night

Nothing changes more constantly than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but of what men believe happened. ↗

— Gerald W. Johnson

#believe #changes #consist #constantly #does

What's important to have is a president that's focused on jobs, the economy, giving our children a better future and keeping our nation strong and safe. ↗

— Mary Fallin

#better future #children #economy #focused #future

Once I got to the OTC they knew more about the physical aspects of shooting, and knew which muscles were more important to have trained and geared us a program around that. ↗

— Nancy Johnson

#around #aspects #geared #got #i

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#day #every #every day #i #i do

I used to be more paranoid and stressed, constantly worrying about my Plan B. But the truth is I don't have one. ↗

— Uma Thurman

#constantly #i #more #paranoid #plan

The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#ally #another #ardent #conversations #disagree

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#ball #body #boldness #character #companion

Jacques Derrida is a very important thinker and philosopher who has made serious contributions to both philosophy and literary criticism. Roland Barthes is the one I feel most affinity for, and Michel Foucault, well, his writing influenced my novel, 'Middlesex.' ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#both #contributions #criticism #feel #his