#th

Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#benefit #both #exercise #free #free speech

When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I say is, I don't want to know anything. If it's good I don't want to hear it; if it's bad I don't want to hear it. The only thing either thing can do is distract me. I like to stay focused. ↗

— Cicely Tyson

#attack #bad #distract #either #film

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds. ↗

— Mike Tyson

#clouds #dream #dreamer #grab #handful

Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#done #even #films #hollywood #hollywood films

There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience. ↗

— Paul Hindemith

#clean #conscience #good #good music #music

I don't react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don't care about anything. It's just too hard for me to get emotional. I can't cry no more. ↗

— Mike Tyson

#any #anything #bad #care #cry

God lets everything happen for a reason. It's all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another. ↗

— Mike Tyson

#everything #go #god #happen #learning

My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#bathroom #car #groceries #kids #out

Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don't run on a clock like football. No previous generation was so hopelessly unrealistic that this had to be explained to them. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#baseball #baseball game #clock #explained #football

I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm. ↗

— Mike Tyson

#collapse #could #enter #even #feel