#y

We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self destruction. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#society

Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should always be sugar and spice and everything nice, which encourages them not to be assertive. And that, in turn, then leads to low self-esteem, which can lead to eating disorders and increased tolerance and acceptance of domestic, sexual, and substance abuse." "You get all that from a pink Onesie?" Leah said after a moment. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#society

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#jodi #loneliness #loner #self #society

There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#liberty #spying #surveillance #surveillance-society #technology

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives ↗

— John Lennon

#society

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. ↗

— Babe Ruth

#closer #every #home #home run #me

You cannot con an honest man. ↗

— Ally Carter

#heist-society #honesty #kat-bishop #thief #society

It wasn’t that she necessarily wanted to “socialize” at the bonfire, but she wanted to broadcast to the general population that her antisocial behavior was a personal choice not a sentence to social leprosy. ↗

— J.D. Stroube

#behavior #bonfire #choice #cliques #horror

It ain't over 'til it's over. ↗

— Yogi Berra

#sports #truisms #yankees #sports

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. ↗

— Kobe Bryant

#chess #guys #i #out #playing