#vice

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

#geriatric #memorial #parties #services #set

The question in their minds was, why did the outside world, and particularly the Western world, produce all these landmines, and send them to Afghanistan? This business must be stopped. It's a dirty business to produce such a horrible device. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#business #device #did #dirty #horrible

There's nothing in the world more silent than the telephone the morning after everybody pans your play. It won't ring from room service; your mother won't be calling you. If the phone has not rung by 8 in the morning, you're dead. ↗

— David Mamet

#calling #dead #everybody #more #morning

Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive. ↗

— Bernard de Mandeville

#actions #bad #because #built #does

We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service. ↗

— Bernard de Mandeville

#call #expect #inferior #lazy #reckon

Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be. ↗

— Og Mandino

#better #expected #matter #may #more

Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery. ↗

— Horace Mann

#conditions #devices #education #equalizer #great

Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#appearance #because #confident #could #developed

There are a lot of people who will come to me for advice or whatever. ↗

— Joe Mantegna

#come #lot #me #people #whatever

I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#assistance #both #continue #continued #contributions