I guess anything in excess is no good for you, even things that are supposed to be healthy.
Lemmy
Recitation: by Male by Female
The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.
Jimmy Carter
FreedomBestWayWorthySystemHere
Being a unique superpower undermines the military intelligence of strategy. To think strategically, one has to imagine oneself in the enemy's place. If one cannot do this, it is impossible to foresee, to take by surprise, to outflank. Misinterpreting an enemy can lead to defeat. This is how empires fall.
John Berger
IntelligenceImpossibleThinkUnique
An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.
Andrew Lang
ManSupportStatisticsRatherThan
'Harry Potter' achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a children's book.
Maureen Johnson
ChildrenBookMagicEnjoySpecial
I encourage the translators of my books to take as much license as they feel that they need. This is not quite the heroic gesture it might seem, because I've learned, from working with translators over the years, that the original novel is, in a way, a translation itself.
Michael Cunningham
FeelWayNeedOverYearsSeem
I've learned over time that human beings tend to want to do more than they have the courage to do or that the social contract will allow them to do.
Simon Helberg
CourageTimeWantWillMoreHuman
In real life, I know to filter all my jerk opinions and my jerk thoughts and my jerk desires.
Ron Livingston
LifeThoughtsOpinionsKnowReal
My father's parents were carpenters. They were also builders partly. They were painters. And several of them were very, active in the theatre and all such nonsense, you know.
Josef Albers
FatherParentsTheatreYouKnow
I am a sucker for that childhood romance narrative.
Cole Sprouse
ChildhoodI AmRomanceNarrativeAm
There is no intrinsic reason African countries should be importing, rather than exporting, basic staples like rice or higher value products like frozen chicken, cooking oil, or instant noodles.
Arancha Gonzalez
CookingValueChickenOilReason
Converting Facebook data into money is harder than it sounds, mostly because the vast bulk of your user data is worthless. Turns out your blotto-drunk party pics and flirty co-worker messages have no commercial value whatsoever.
Antonio Garcia Martinez
MoneyValueDataPartyOutFacebook
I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I thought that was a very interesting statement to make through the media. And it certainly did cause quite a few ripples and interest and shock waves.
Annie Lennox
GoodMyselfManWavesThoughtMedia
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