#usual

Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar. ↗

— Eric Liu

#citizenship #conversation #descending #everyday #feel

I look for something that is highly unusual, involving ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations. ↗

— Walter Lord

#extraordinary #highly #i #involving #look

The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#characters #complete #i #playing #romantic

I'm a total pleasure seeker. I pursue anything that satisfies me. I usually get it. I have specific needs and I know what they are so I can achieve satisfaction. ↗

— Lydia Lunch

#anything #get #i #i can #know

I consider the guitar a tool for the most part. I do pick up the acoustic now and then, I certainly don't have any routine. Usually the only time I practice is when the band gets together. Hendrix has always been one of my favorite players, but I was a sucker for Nugent in the late 1970's. ↗

— Ian MacKaye

#always #any #band #been #certainly

Benji usually tries to match his hair with his underwear, and you know how he had the pink hair for a while well we caught him in a pink thong one day! ↗

— Joel Madden

#day #had #hair #him #his

I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii. ↗

— Greg Maddux

#friends #go #golf #hawaii #i

The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself. ↗

— Ella Maillart

#channels #cherished #confidence #did #difficult

Starbucks is my main fix and it's usually you people working in there - sometimes they're actually shaking. It just makes me feel horrendous because I've been in that situation. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#because #been #feel #fix #horrendous

When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered. ↗

— Mickey Mantle

#hit #home #home run #i #long