Good writing is like a windowpane.
George Orwell
Recitation: by Male by Female
Birds and animals probably think without knowing that they think; that is, they have not self-consciousness. Only man seems to be endowed with this faculty; he alone develops disinterested intelligence, intelligence that is not primarily concerned with his own safety and well-being but that looks abroad upon things.
John Burroughs
AloneIntelligenceManSafetyBirds
Oh, all southern women say they're sorry. You could do almost anything, bump into some one, don't spread the jam right, you're always sorry. I've had people tell me to stop saying it so much!
Andie MacDowell
WomenPeopleMeSorrySayingYou
My mom was a diabetic. Her sister was a diabetic, so I was already a candidate.
Angie Stone
MomSisterHerCandidateDiabetic
The blues scale was the first thing I learned. It's just a pentatonic scale with a flat seventh and a few notes that sound cool when you bend them. And because people have amalgamated the blues into this rock-blues scale, if you're using it, you better sound like a real authentic blues player.
Steve Vai
PeopleCoolBetterYouBluesBend
I pretty much spent my twenties as a musician and taking acting classes. I loved it. I was at UCLA getting As and Bs in English and creative writing, basically trying to stay out of the Army. All I really wanted to do was play music.
Robert David Hall
MusicCreativeWritingLovedActing
Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.
Roberto Duran
MeBackThreeFighterMoreGuy
I don't use cages - I've been surrounded by 150 to 200 sharks, not once ever been close to being bitten.
Michael Muller
SharksSurroundedBeingCloseBeen
Particularly when it comes to the regulatory environment, being a jerk doesn't actually get you very far.
Logan Green
EnvironmentYouBeingJerkGetFar
In great deeds something abides.
Joseph Chamberlain
GreatDeedsSomething
Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.
Douglas Coupland
PeopleLookRelaxedTellingMakes
There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president.
Donella Meadows
CongressSpecialPresidentHighBeen
Owning my identity... ties into my value of dignity.
Chelsea Manning
ValueIdentityDignityOwningTies
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