#though

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom. ↗

Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. ↗

#although #essential #frustration #painful #part

I'd never really thought about it before, but now you ask I can see that how my parents handled money definitely affected my relationship with it. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#affected #ask #before #definitely #handled

On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#disingenuous #dress #even #full-on #had

I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium. ↗

— Mackenzie Crook

#i #lot #medium #pen #preferred

Some care is needed in using Descartes' argument. "I think, therefore I am" says rather more than is strictly certain. It might seem as though we are quite sure of being the same person to-day as we were yesterday, and this is no doubt true in some sense. But the real Self is as hard to arrive at as the real table, and does not seem to have that absolute, convincing certainty that belongs to particular experiences. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#continuity #descartes #existence #existentialism #experience

My recovery, though slower than hoped for, is nevertheless assured. ↗

— Frederick William Borden

#hoped #nevertheless #recovery #slower #than

I said I thought first I was on the stairs; then I remembered I was in the kitchen when he came in. ↗

— Lizzie Andrew Borden

#first #i #kitchen #remembered #said

Truth, though it has many disadvantages, is at least changeless. You can always find it where you left it. ↗

— Phyllis Bottome

#changeless #disadvantages #find #least #left

The body is an actor's tool, like the face, malleable. I never thought that being naked was immoral or outrageous. ↗