#tract

This paper was one of my digressions into abstract economics. ↗

— William Vickrey

#economics #into #paper

If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was quite out of hand. In schools like that I don't think they expect that girls are going to behave in such an outrageous fashion. ↗

— Diane Cilento

#distraction #expect #fashion #get #going

No nude, however abstract, should fail to arouse in the spectator some vestige of erotic feeling, even if it be only the faintest shadow - and if it does not do so it is bad art and false morals. ↗

— Kenneth Clark

#arouse #art #bad #does #even

My house has too many distractions. There's the email. There's checking my Amazon ranking. I know I'm the only author who's ever done that, ever. There's the fax. Too many distractions. I like to go out and write. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#author #checking #distractions #done #email

Fear attracts attack. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

#attracts #fear

Foreign capital to build new cinemas will help modernize China's aging cinema infrastructure, attract Chinese consumers back into cinemas, and increase demand for U.S. films. ↗

— Jack Valenti

#attract #back #build #capital #china

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#chosen #destination #distractions #goal #his

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. ↗

— Confucius

#better #contract #man #never #than

I know there's a great deal of speculation, and while I appreciate the interest, kind of, my contract ends in May and I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do. I'm fortunate to have a couple of opportunities to think long and hard about. ↗

— Katie Couric

#appreciate #contract #couple #deal #ends

I had an almost fetishistic attraction to film technology. ↗

— Lars von Trier

#attraction #film #had #i #technology