#thing

I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling. ↗

— Nicholas II

#business #i #i am #know #nothing

I see man more as an instrument or an agent more than anything else. ↗

— Ben Nicholson

#anything #else #i #i see #instrument

My remit has always been: I want to do something different from the last thing I've done. ↗

— Ruth Wilson

#been #different #done #i #last

Slavery is nothing to joke about. The history of this nation's involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke. ↗

— Doug Wilder

#history #involvement #joke #nation #nothing

I've studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it. ↗

— Tony Williams

#good #i #learning #life #musical

I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head. ↗

— Al Yankovic

#every #head #hoping #i #into

It was spontaneously composed as I was playing it. And then I added a couple of other overdub textures on top of it after the fact. But it's one of those things where I wouldn't be able to sit down and specifically write that. That's just what came out. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

#added #after #came #composed #couple

I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

#been #guy #i #i love #kinds

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face. ↗

— Hank Aaron

#bat #face #feel #field #get

If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler. ↗

— Alfonso X

#before #consulted #creation #embarking #had