#aa

The most effective way to revive democracy is to do what we have always done; transfer decision-making from the unaccountable institutions: monarchs, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations, and bring it back to the public arena.” ~Aaron Nordquist ↗

— Aaron Nordquist

#inspirational #politics #resolutionism #inspirational

Your world of poverty can be recreated to that of affluence simply by speaking the Prince's language. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#be-different #inspirational-quotes #risk-it #self-improvement #success

R means under 18 accompanied by an adult. Therefore all corporately funded films in the US must be made with the concept that those under the age of 18 are able to view the film. This means all corporately funded films in the US are made for the eyes of children. ↗

— Crispin Hellion Glover

#film #interview #movies #mpaa #r

I became one of those annoying people who always say Ciao! Only I was extra annoying, since I would always explain where the word ciao comes from. (If you must know, it's an abbreviation of a phrase used by medieval Venetians as an intimate salutation: Sono il suo schiavo! Meaning: "I am your slave!") Just speaking these words made me feel sexy and happy. My divorce lawyer told me not to worry; she said she had one client (Korean by heritage) who, after a yucky divorce, legally changed her name to something Italian, just to feel sexy and happy again. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#itaali #change

I am lucky enough to have Aaron Sorkin write what I have to say. ↗

— Allison Janney

#am #enough #i #i am #lucky

All pro sports, as well as the NCAA, should thank God every day we have sports betting here... We have the only agency in the world that regulates the honesty of games. ↗

— Meyer Lansky

#betting #day #every #every day #games

What? Quinn's one of them? I just thought he was an a*shole! ↗

— Simon Holt

#funny #simon-holt #the-devouring #funny

I don't know where Hank Aaron will break Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day he hits it three million people will say they were there. ↗

— Eddie Mathews

#break #day #hank #hank aaron #hits

Aaron Spelling always had his finger on the pulse of pop culture, he knew what the public wanted to see. He was one of the most loyal men in this business and believed in me at a time in my career when no one else would. ↗

— Alyssa Milano

#aaron spelling #always #believed #business #career

Before the real city could be seen it had to be imagined, the way rumours and tall tales were a kind of charting. ↗

— Michael Ondaatje

#toronto #toronto-literature #imagination