#than

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic. ↗

— Wilt Chamberlain

#ball #clever #finding #fouls #get

A band is sort of like a star. It reaches a peak and burns out. To have five guys working in perfect harmony longer than a couple years is difficult. ↗

— Adrian Smith

#burns #couple #difficult #five #guys

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward. ↗

— Carol Channing

#applause #duty #important #laughter #more

I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China. ↗

— Jung Chang

#been #between #china #chinese #constant

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

#books #dead #distant #god #heirs

Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting. ↗

— Ralph Chaplin

#blood #civilization #differences #human #letting

The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet. ↗

— Joan Chen

#budget #films #lowest #shooting #ten

It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#cook #easier #socrates #than #woman

Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it. ↗

— Mark Cuban

#better #business #else #equity #industry

I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve. ↗

— Xavier Cugat

#banana #i #play #pool #rather