#we

A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#considers #else #father #his #husband

It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#commit #crime #enough #powerful #state

What I learned, a little too late, was that the 'traditional' Martin Short target viewer weighs under 300 pounds. Unfortunately, I was on during daytime. ↗

— Martin Short

#during #i #late #learned #little

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#abuse of power #believe #evil #i #i believe

That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#character #i #i think #like #people

By the Obama administration's reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health and thereby contributed to lower health-care costs. ↗

— John Cornyn

#any #broccoli #care costs #constitutionally #contributed

I moved up over Lower East Side and I was adopted by eight foster parents; I lived all over New York City with these parents, man, till I was about ten years old. ↗

— Gregory Corso

#adopted #city #east #east side #eight

I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes. ↗

— Nadia Giosia

#chopped #conversation #family #grew #i

I was what? - twelve years old - and I was thrown in the cells with these people, so I learned fast. ↗

— Gregory Corso

#fast #i #learned #old #people

My father took me back home, back to Greenwich Village, and he thought by taking me out of the orphanage he'd be out of the World War too. But no way - they got him anyway. He went in the Navy and then I lived on the streets. ↗

— Gregory Corso

#back #father #got #greenwich #greenwich village