Defense is superior to opulence.
Adam Smith
Recitation: by Male by Female
Think about the style of the occasion before you plan your outfit.
Jenny Packham
StyleThinkPlanYouOutfitYour
I've thought for years, sometimes against my will, about what kind of son I'm supposed to be, what's expected. Being Korean, that's a particularly charged question. Is your duty to your culture or to your parent? Is your life your own, or the second half of your parents' life? Who owns your life?
John Cho
LifeSonCultureParentsThought
Cezanne produced precarious little worlds that almost, almost, almost lose their balance but somehow hold themselves together, creating tension, beauty and danger all at once.
Robert Krulwich
BeautyTogetherBalanceLoseLittle
Every fan interaction I have when someone tells me they can look to their television screens and see themselves reflected in me is a dream come true.
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
MeSomeoneLookDreamTelevision
What brought me to the table was Raymond Chandler and, to a lesser degree, Ross Macdonald and Dashiell Hammett. I was basically inspired to want to write like the classic private-eye writers.
Michael Connelly
MeTableWantWriteClassicDegree
I like men who have goals, something that they are passionate about and work hard to achieve. A good sense of humor is important too. And I like tall guys!
Ana Ivanovic
WorkGoodGoalsHumorMenWork Hard
I love rides. I'm such an immature person.
Toni Collette
LovePersonImmatureI LoveRides
I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along.
Michele Bachmann
I AmGoFighterAlongGetJust
The idea of universal brotherhood is innate in the catholic nature of Chinese thought; it was the dominant concept of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, whom events have proved time and again to be not a visionary but one of the world's greatest realists.
Chiang Kai-shek
NatureTimeSunWorldThought
Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.
Arthur Henderson
JusticePeaceSocial JusticeSocial
If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.
Antonio Porchia
EyesThinkYouWillPointYour
What is it they want from the man that they didn't get from the work? What do they expect? What is there left when he's done with his work, what's any artist but the dregs of his work, the human shambles that follows it around?
William Gaddis
WorkManArtistDoneWantHuman
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