#use

Power without abuse loses its charm. ↗

— Paul Valery

#charm #loses #power #without

When things are in order, if the cause of the orderliness cannot be deduced from the motion of the elements or from the composition of matter, it is quite possibly a cause possessing a mind. ↗

— Johannes Kepler

#cause #id #intelligent-design #kepler #naturalism

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting. ↗

— Jack Bowman

#coffee #house #performance #performance art #produced

It's hard to know where your thoughts come from, especially when you have a thirst for material because you need it professionally. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#come #especially #hard #know #material

Excuses are a time thief. Have a goal, accept responsibility, and take action! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#dreams #excuses #goal #goals #happiness

A brick could be used to bestow gratitude upon your favorite (or least favorite) politician. Let them know your approval level by giving them the gift that says both Thank You—and Fuck You.
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— Jarod Kintz

#brick-and-blanket-iq-test #brick-and-blanket-responses #brick-and-blanket-test #brick-and-blanket-uses #funny

You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else. ↗

— Grace Paley

#become #else #need #nothing #writer

Whether you like it or not, the last few years I'd be the first one to tell you I haven't been the Pedro Martinez that I'm used to being. ↗

— Pedro Martinez

#been #being #few #first #haven

I've dated athletes before but it's too tough because we have the same job, we deal with the same problems and both do a very selfish sport. ↗

— Tyson Gay

#because #before #both #dated #deal

Significant officials at publicly traded companies are casually and cavalierly engaged in insider trading. Because insider trading has as one of its elements communication, it doesn't take rocket science to realize it's nice to have the communication on tape. ↗

— Preet Bharara

#casually #communication #companies #elements #engaged