#titles

His Majesty, may he live forever and prosper greatly... His Majesty, may sun finches warble sweet melodies in his ear... His Majesty, may orchids bloom in the wake of his passing... His Majesty, may minstrels compose epics at the sound of his glorious name... His Majesty, may his magnificent sword shatter the breasts of his enemies... ↗

— Rae Carson

#humor #respect #royalty #titles #humor

People don't follow titles, they follow courage. ↗

— William Wells Brown

#follow #people #titles

I like titles that are a little difficult, because it's kind of counterintuitive. ↗

— Charlie Kaufman

#difficult #i #kind #like #little

I am not interested in medals or titles. I don't need them. I need the love of the public and I fight for it. ↗

— Olga Korbut

#fight #i #i am #interested #love

There are some promotions in life, which, independent of the more substantial rewards they offer, acquire peculiar value and dignity from the coats and waistcoats connected with them. A field-marshal has his uniform; a bishop his silk apron; a counsellor his silk gown; a beadle his cocked hat. Strip the bishop of his apron, or the beadle of his hat and lace; what are they? Men. Mere men. Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#formalities #titles #imagination

Next, in importance to books are their titles. ↗

— Frank Crane

#importance #next #their #titles

So that is how I ended up with those two titles, I like Accidentally on Purpose better - it is how we work in our trade - is it really an accident, or is there a thread of destiny in there? That was the intention, I am not sure I found out. ↗

— Michael York

#accidentally #am #better #destiny #ended

Cat's friends seemed like very sweet girls," Dad says. "They were the bomb," I say fervently, and he looks back at me with raised eyebrows. "'The bomb' is a good thing? Like 'sick'? "Duh," I reply, and Dad lets out a sigh. "Thirteen-year-olds should come with subtitles," he says, turning onto our street. ↗

— Maya Gold

#language #oldies #sick #subtitles #youngsters

The life of a boxer is about fighting for world titles. ↗

— Roberto Duran

#boxer #fighting #life #titles #world

Having these colossal accolades and titles, they get in the way. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#colossal #get #having #these #titles