#inch

The ability to withstand the flinch comes with the knowledge that the future will be better than the past. ↗

— Julien Smith

#courage #flinch #future #knowledge #past

The tragedy is that society (your school, your boss, your government, your family) keeps drumming the genius part out. The problem is that our culture has engaged in a Faustian bargain, in which we trade our genius and artistry for apparent stability. ↗

— Seth Godin

#family

Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#give #inch #play #write

If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job. ↗

— Seth Godin

#linchpin #nature

Dad had this story. A Marine and a Navy guy walk into a bathroom together. They both take a piss, and then sailor goes to the sink. The Marine heads for the door, and the sailor says, "Hey- in the Navy they teach us to wash up after we take a leak." And the Marine turns around and says, "Yeah? Well, in the Marines they teach us not to piss on our hands. ↗

— Keith R.A. DeCandido

#supernatural #supernatural

He took the Who’s feast, he took the Who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash. ↗

— Dr. Seuss

#grinch #christmas

And he, he himself...the Grinch...carved the roast-beast! ↗

— Dr. Seuss

#roast-beast #the-grinch #christmas

That's the kind of guy you'd follow to hell and back. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#marcus-finch #attraction

You think you're funny? I think I'm adorable. ↗

— Eric Kripke

#supernatural #funny

A reflection of an exact image is the closest thing to you-so that you can see it-but it's far enough away so that you really understand it. There is real life in this movie, but it hovers just an inch above reality. ↗

— Wes Bentley

#away #closest #closest thing #enough #exact