#we

I claimed identity as Jewish musicians for political reasons, because most of us were touring in Germany and, at this time, twelve years ago, there was a strong resurgence of Nazism in the places we were touring and part of that was on the music scene. ↗

— Marc Ribot

#because #claimed #germany #i #identity

We all have insecurities, and the thing that makes them crippling is that we all have the ability to blow them up into such huge issues in our minds, that we might as well have a facial deformity. It keeps us from really going out there and living our lives, and forgetting about hating yourself and just experiencing the world around you. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#about #around #blow #crippling #deformity

Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them. ↗

— David Ricardo

#arbitrary #bestowed #capital #commodities #dependent

He does not possess wealth; it possesses him. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#him #possess #possesses #wealth

We have so much pride in welcoming these passengers onto the plane, and they have so much pride in travel. It's something that I definitely always remember, when I'm playing a scene on the plane, just to imbue everything with that sense of excitement. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#definitely #everything #excitement #i #just

My own funeral, I'd like to be laid out in a coffin in my own house. I would like my coffin to be put in the double parlor, and I would like all the flowers to be white. ↗

— Anne Rice

#double #flowers #funeral #house #i

The larger picture here is that a North Korea with nuclear weapons adds to the larger proliferation risk. ↗

— Susan Rice

#here #korea #larger #north #north korea

You can look at the New York Times Bestseller List and you can be pretty sure that the writers on that list don't know each other very well. ↗

— Anne Rice

#each #know #list #look #new

I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum. ↗

— Boyd Rice

#again #answering #been #giving #i

My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind. ↗

— Boyd Rice

#forms #harnessing #impression #magic #mind