#versa

I trained with the FBI in Portland and I also had many conversations with female FBI agents in Los Angeles, as well. That was again something that also came in very handy for Basic, because I'd learned already how to handle a gun and how to behave just physically when you're in a situation, a threat. That was very good to know. ↗

— Connie Nielsen

#agents #already #also #angeles #basic

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ↗

— George Orwell

#becomes #deceit #during #revolutionary #telling

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. ↗

— George Orwell

#deceit #revolutionary #telling #telling the truth #times

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. ↗

— George Orwell

#any #call #claim #consequently #country

Obligations may be universal or particular. ↗

— Tom G. Palmer

#obligations #particular #universal

The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball. ↗

— Isaiah Thomas

#ball #concerned #defense #draft #need

I spend so much time with the brightest and most talented and well-rounded people. I've had the privilege of having long and very intellectual conversations with people, and sometimes I just sit there and listen. It's like a better version of a class. Even though I'm not sitting at a desk and in school, I'm still learning all the time. ↗

— Hayden Panettiere

#brightest #class #conversations #desk #even

If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals. ↗

— Plato

#must #particulars #universals

If I were alone with my clone, and we were enjoying each others' solitude, I'd have finally have met a man with whom I could hold a conversation consisting entirely of the repetitive response, "Yes, I agree! ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#conversation #funny #solitude #funny

Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because she's a versatile actor. ↗

— Brad Pitt

#because #chance #given #i #like