#vice

The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. ↗

— Dimebag Darrell

#book #dad #ever #i #play

It is time that we provide clarity for our seniors, informing them of the services available that will lower the costs of their prescription drugs and strengthen the overall integrity of the Medicare entitlement. ↗

— Olympia Snowe

#clarity #costs #entitlement #informing #integrity

Her father sat her down and spoke to her with great seriousness. "You are not a witch, Katerina. There is magic in the world, and some of it is wholesome, and some of it is not, but it is a thing that is in the blood, and it is not in yours. "The foolish will always treat you badly, because they think you are not beautiful," he said, and she knew this was true. Plain Kate. She was a plain as a stick and thin as a stick and flat as a stick. Her nose was too long and her brows too strong. Her father kissed her twice, once above each brow. "We cannot help what fools think. But understand, it is your skill with a blade that draws this talk. If you want to give up your carving, you have my blessing." "I will never give it up," she answered. ↗

— Erin Bow

#appearence #daughter #determination #father #looks

In general I strive for greatness and rational achievement, but I admit to you I’ve a terrible fondness for women, a tendency towards drunkenness, and a weakness for the fumes of the poppy—opium and other miserable beauties. ↗

— Roman Payne

#drunkeness #greatness #heroin #opium #poppies

What a difference! Under the esthetic sky, everything is buoyant, beautiful, transient! when ethics arrives on the scene, everything becomes harsh, angular and infinitely boring ↗

— Søren Kierkegaard

#esthetic #interesting #love #seduction #the-seducer-s-diary

This is the most beautiful piece of advice I can offer. I you don't have what you want now, you don't have what you want. ↗

— Ann Brashares

#beautiful #offer #want #beauty

People of excellence go the extra mile to do what's right. ↗

— Joel Osteen

#service #life

Truth builds trust. ↗

— Marilyn Suttle

#customer-service #honesty #inspirational #relationships #business

I want you to understand that your first duty is to humanity. I want others to look at us and see that we care not just about ourselves but about others. ↗

— Madam C.J. Walker

#giving-back #philanthropy-business #service #women #business

When you depersonalize abrasive behavior and see it as a call for help you become a catalyst for the best kind of change. ↗

— Marilyn Suttle

#customer-service #inspiration #relationships #self-improvement #business