#the

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#already #elegance #escaped #future #just

Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#luxury #must #otherwise

I received an honorary doctorate for my work. Maybe one of these works is considered the equivalent of a Ph.D. ↗

— Iris Chang

#doctorate #equivalent #honorary #i #maybe

Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another. ↗

— Iris Chang

#another #crisis #economic #economic crisis #exploited

But--" she tried not to wail, but her voice crept upward, anyway "--I want to go HOME--" "And I want a palace and a handsome, young prince who has an unnatural lust for old women, and neither of us are going to get what we crave, so let's concentrate on what we can do something about!" Granny said sharply. ↗

— Mercedes Lackey

#bella #granny #humor #mercedes-lackey #beauty

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#based #change #conservatism #idea #leave

What has marked Chinese society is its level of cruelty, not just revolutions and wars. We ought to reject it totally, otherwise in another upheaval there will be further cruelty. ↗

— Jung Chang

#chinese #cruelty #further #just #level

You know, I feel like if I don't change something, then the results maybe are going to continue the way that they have. That for me is not something that I want to really be a part of. ↗

— Michael Chang

#continue #feel #going #i #i feel

The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool. ↗

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

#blithe #bosom #coarse #dances #diamond

Then on to all the terrific american songwriters, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles, from Bob Dylan to Paul Simon. Whoever wrote and sang in the song form I have appreciated. ↗

— Tom Chapin

#american #appreciated #beatles #bob #bob dylan