#things

Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. ↗

— Russell Baker

#done #excuse #just #progress #really

People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#just #money #pcs #people #spending

I never examined what I did in any great detail because I thought it would spoil things. I never read the scripts at all carefully, and never wanted to know what was going on, because I felt that being a benevolent alien that's the way it should be. ↗

— Tom Baker

#any #because #being #benevolent #carefully

I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings. ↗

— Balthus

#desire #extraordinary #feel #i #i always

We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where all this is foolishness coming from. There are others who are putting things out there or throwing a stick and hiding their hand and keeping things built up in the media. ↗

— Afrika Bambaataa

#coming #down #egos #foolishness #get

I love strange things; my favorite movies are weird, eclectic, and intriguing. ↗

— Gemma Arterton

#favorite #i #i love #intriguing #love

But that's one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn't work out, you have the luxury of working on it over time. ↗

— Bea Arthur

#doing #luxury #nice #nice things #out

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack. ↗

— John Ashcroft

#box #constitution #elevate #find #incidence

If I were to say, "God, why me?" about the bad things, then I should have said, "God, why me?" about the good things that happened in my life. ↗

— Arthur Ashe

#bad #god #good #good things #happened

My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind. ↗

— Daisy Ashford

#idea #my own #own #these #things