#wil

A man will turn over half a library to make one book. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#half #library #make #man #over

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do. ↗

— Mencius

#firmly #free #men #ought #vigorously

War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#babies #begin #cease #come #glands

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through. ↗

— Sam Mendes

#casting #get #more #movie #movie actors

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#against #experience #theory #will

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#death #here #home #night #prepare

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#forced #help #life #long #long life

I'm pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. It's still not back to normal, and I don't know if it ever will be, but I'm learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#before #better #deal #ever #expecting

I know that Bush, for political reasons, is going to nominate a minority, a Hispanic man or someone where it will be harder for people on the progressive side to oppose and split some of the traditionally progressive or democratic constituents. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#constituents #democratic #going #harder #hispanic

The way to be a man if you're a little boy is to be willing to throw your weight around. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#be a man #boy #little #man #throw