#bet

I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is better. ↗

— Bessie Smith

#better #i #poor #rich

In the days of Gary Cooper, James Stewart etc, film stars personified the better aspects of human nature. ↗

— Alexander Walker

#better #cooper #days #etc #film

I prayed for all his dreams to come true. I prayed that I would always be able to connect with him--even if I was no longer on earth. ↗

— Alexandra Adornetto

#longing #love #xavier-woods #dreams

The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us. ↗

— John Williams

#between #competition #cooperation #countries #healthy

It's better to burn out than it is to rust. ↗

— Neil Young

#burn #out #rust #than

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling. ↗

— Yakov Smirnoff

#between #busy #feeling #give #important

There is a gulf between the high value Americans put on life in theory and its cheapness in practice. ↗

— Elizabeth Joan Smith

#gulf #high #life #practice #put

Percy smiled at her - that sarcastic troublemaker smile that had annoyed her for years but eventually had become endearing. His sea-green eyes were as gorgeous as she remembered. His dark hair was swept to one side, like he'd just come from a walk on the beach. He looked even better than he had six months ago - tanner and taller, leaner and more muscular. Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn't have cared. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percabeth #percy #life

The longer the sauce cooks, the spicier it gets. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#age

Get better with age or else age will get the better of you. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#wisdom #age