#ted

I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated. ↗

— John Shirley

#cursed #empathy #i #nature #opinionated

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before. ↗

— Ron Silver

#barbarism #before #century #exhibited #human

My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic. ↗

— Pauly Shore

#comedy #dad #everything #got #holding

I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world. ↗

— Bobby Short

#appreciated #black #did #even #i

You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled. ↗

— Martin Short

#figure #get #interested #keep #lulled

To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#nonsense #rights #say #turkey #violated

A blanket is a shield, blocking out the breeze, and an insulator, keeping in body heat.
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— Jarod Kintz

#brick-and-blanket-iq-test #brick-and-blanket-responses #brick-and-blanket-test #brick-and-blanket-uses #funny

I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math. ↗

— Andrew Shue

#before #day #eager #excited #first

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#because #came #class #curious #enjoying

A blanket could be used to fill in the blank.
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— Jarod Kintz

#brick-and-blanket-iq-test #brick-and-blanket-responses #brick-and-blanket-test #brick-and-blanket-uses #funny