#use

Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles. I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated. ↗

— Selma Blair

#being #bombshell #haven #i #lead

The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror. ↗

— Tony Blair

#consequences #divide #further #inflame #itself

I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. I was playing with Charles, Michael Jordan and Roy Green, and Charles was talking so much trash. On every shot, he was talking trash. So I left the tournament, and I went and practiced for a year and half. ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#charles #do you know #every #golf #good

In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is only 3.5-6 years, your first big contract might not come until three years in - well, you might never get there. They need to get those signing bonuses up front because nothing is guaranteed. ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#because #big #come #contract #expectancy

Running is so natural to me. When I was running track, people used to ask me, 'When are you gonna start running hard?' The wind hits me in the face, and I feel so smooth... Man, I love to run! ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#face #feel #gonna #hard #hits

I am taking a break, but not a huge break because the Maiden record is actually happening right now, and I am recording it as we speak, well not right as we speak, but close. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

#am #because #break #close #happening

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. ↗

— Buddha

#any #found #good #groups #like

I enjoy making solo albums because over the years it's evolved into more of a genuine personal expression of story-telling and day dreams, and I work in a way that has more control. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

#because #control #day #dreams #enjoy

My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious. ↗

— Tony Blair

#because #bought #dad #especially #family

We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality. ↗

— Ethan Coen

#boring #everyday #helps #make #period