#though

And if thought and emotion can persist in this way so long after the brain that sent them forth has crumpled into dust, how vitally important it must be to control their very birth in the heart, and guard them with the keenest possible restraint. ↗

— Algernon H. Blackwood

#birth #brain #control #dust #emotion

I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within. ↗

— Jack Dee

#being #confines #disciplined #except #having

Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement. ↗

— Joan Blades

#engagement #even #front #grassroots #i

I was always talking about what I could and would do, and you would always make rhymes about the competion even though we werent thinking about competition. ↗

— Kool Moe Dee

#always #competition #could #even #i

I thought instead of burying myself under dirt, I'd bury myself under water so everybody could see that you're there. ↗

— David Blaine

#burying #could #dirt #everybody #i

In the early ages, I believe not much thought was given to what man is and what his real functions should be, and what is the real purpose of his life. ↗

— Morarji Desai

#believe #early #functions #given #his

I like singing as much as I like acting, and all through high school I thought I might be a Broadway singer. ↗

— Zooey Deschanel

#broadway #high #high school #i #like

And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon. ↗

— William Devane

#creation #credit #david #enjoyable #frowned

Even though I enjoy that head-to-head competition part, one of the things that drove me to long track was if I won or if I lost I want to know it's all on my shoulders and it didn't have anything to do with anybody else. ↗

— Bonnie Blair

#anything #competition #drove #else #enjoy

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#becomes #companion #delightful #doubtful #flatterer