#ado

The words of truth are always paradoxical. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#paradoxical #truth #words

Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#even #make #shadow #six #two

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being. ↗

— Dale Turner

#being #determined #everything #influence #length

The right-to-life movement and the Roman Catholic Church are saying that it is better to destroy these embryos, or preferably have them adopted - which is not going to happen - than to use them for research. ↗

— Mort Kondracke

#better #catholic #catholic church #church #destroy

First she would try to kill him, but failing this give him food and her body, breast-feed him back to a state of childishness and even, perhaps, feel affection for him. Then, the moment he was asleep, cut his throat. The synopsis of the ideal marriage. ↗

— J.G. Ballard

#husband #j-g-ballard #james-graham-ballard #jg-ballard #marriage

I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish. ↗

— Michael Kors

#also #argue #color #grew #i

I'd been a stepparent for about two years with a woman who had a child, and I came to realize I adored children and was good with them. So I was very happy when Anna got pregnant. ↗

— David Thewlis

#adored #anna #been #came #child

What time he can spare from the adornment of his person he devotes to the neglect of his duties. ↗

— William Hepworth Thompson

#devotes #duties #his #neglect #person

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#always #benefit #doubt #give #i

I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms. ↗

— Anna Torv

#aware #because #characterization #completely #going