#uf

I suffer more from the humiliations inflicted by my country than from those inflicted on her. ↗

— Simone Weil

#her #humiliations #i #inflicted #more

If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false; so soon as one has got used to not suffering one wants something else. ↗

— Simone Weil

#day #else #false #got #illness

I don't particularly like being angry about stuff. I'd rather hang out with my daughter and write my little books. ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#angry #being #books #daughter #hang

This nation is notorious for its ability to make or fake anything cheaply. 'Made-in-China' goods now fill homes around the world. But our giant country has a small problem. We can't manufacture the happiness of our people. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#anything #around #cheaply #country #fake

Home Star is a common sense idea that would create jobs and provide a boost to local economies, while helping families afford their energy bills. By encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency retrofits, Home Star would create 170,000 manufacturing and construction jobs that could not be outsourced to China. ↗

— Peter Welch

#bills #boost #china #common #common sense

To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It's hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff - so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots. ↗

— Billy West

#being #beyond #character-driven #comes #cool

I'm pretty calculating. I take stuff that I know appeals to people's bad sides and match it up with stuff that appeals to their good sides. ↗

— Kanye West

#bad #calculating #good #i #know

I used to comb my hair back and do stupid stuff. ↗

— Shane West

#comb #hair #i #stuff #stupid

I photographed rocks and trees and tide pools and nudes and all that stuff for years and years. Until 20 years ago when I found that I could do it in the studio and never have to travel. ↗

— Kim Weston

#could #found #i #never #nudes

What I remember as a child is that other kids didn't care about suffering. I always did. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#always #care #child #did #i