#tis

The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed. ↗

— Niklaus Wirth

#because #become #derive #her #his

People who have expertise just love to share it. That's human nature. ↗

— David Baldacci

#human #human nature #just #love #nature

The public impression is that the government, industry or the highest bidder can buy a scientist to add credibility to any message. That crucial quality of impartiality is being lost. ↗

— Johnny Ball

#any #being #bidder #buy #credibility

The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections. ↗

— Djuna Barnes

#best #heart #imperfections #jealous #knows

The vast majority of Americans agree with us. We're doing everything that we can. We're advertising, right now we're on television with an advertisement running in the Washington area. We've got newspaper ads. ↗

— Michael D. Barnes

#advertisement #advertising #agree #area #doing

That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#bride #corpse #ever #good #good wishes

Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators. ↗

— Dave Barry

#causes #certain #class #force #items

By the time I was 9, I had the conviction that everybody in the world was an artist except plumbers or people who delivered groceries. ↗

— Jacques Barzun

#by the time #conviction #delivered #everybody #except

The artist is not responsible to any one. His social role is asocial... his only responsibility consists in an attitude to the work he does. ↗

— Georg Baselitz

#artist #attitude #consists #does #his

There is something very satisfactory about being in the middle of something. ↗

— Marilyn Hacker

#being #middle #satisfactory #something #very