#lease

Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of displeasure. ↗

— Kingman Brewster, Jr.

#displeasure #distorted #examination #havens #inhibited

Life is having its way with me now. And I'm really pleased. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#i #life #me #now #pleased

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me. ↗

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

#become #career #did #envisioned #i

I'm more of a people pleaser. ↗

— Dana Carvey

#more #people #pleaser

Science is a perception of the world around us. Science is a place where what you find in nature pleases you. ↗

— Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

#find #nature #perception #place #pleases

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else. ↗

— Iris Chang

#duty #else #first #please #towards

Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some prisoner release that took place but it's not been satisfactory. ↗

— Warren Christopher

#both #both sides #place #prisoner #prisoners

You're never able to please everybody, especially when you're transforming a country like Russia. ↗

— Anatoly Chubais

#country #especially #everybody #like #never

Which way did they go, Peeves?" Filch was saying. "Quick, tell me." "Say 'please.'" "Don't mess with me, Peeves, now where did they go?" "Shan't say nothing if you don't say please," said Peeves in his annoying singsong voice. "All right- PLEASE." "NOTHING! Ha haaa! Told you I wouldn't say nothing if you didn't say please! Ha ha! Haaaaaa!" And they heard the sound of Peeves whooshing away and Filch cursing in rage. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#funny #harry-potter #humor #peeves #please

You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you. ↗

— Katie Couric

#like #make #please #please everyone #you