#ndes

There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#circumstances #criticisms #distinguish #few #may

To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable. ↗

— Sebastian Coe

#believing #campaign #destined #else #feeling

I don't think it's true that blondes have more fun... Trust me, it is not true! ↗

— Mila Kunis

#fun #i #me #more #think

My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall. ↗

— Alex Haley

#black #brown #digging #feel #feet

Insurrection by means of guerrilla bands is the true method of warfare for all nations desirous of emancipating themselves from a foreign yoke. It is invincible, indestructible. ↗

— Giuseppe Mazzini

#bands #desirous #foreign #guerrilla #indestructible

My son walked up to Nicole on the beach and I was throwing the ball for the dogs in the ocean. I was like, 'Max, you get the dogs. I'll talk to the hot blondes.' ↗

— John C. McGinley

#beach #blondes #dogs #get #hot

If we know anything about man, it's that he's not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not always resisted. ↗

— Larry McMurtry

#always #anyone #anything #butcher #common

Kyo: Of course, I'll beat YOU, too! Yuki: Don't you ever get tired of saying that? Kyo: Beating you is my vocation! It's my goal in life! Yuki: It's so unfair that I keep having to take abuse just because you can't meet your goals. Kyo: THAT CONDESCENDING ATTITUDE OF YOURS REALLY PISSES ME OFF! Yuki: And that revolting thought process of yours pisses me off. ↗

— Natsuki Takaya

#condescending #fight #humor #attitude

My experience showed me that the death of the body and the brain are not the end of consciousness, that human experience continues beyond the grave. More important, it continues under the gaze of a God who loves and cares about each one of us and about where the Universe itself and all the beings withing it are ultimately goind. ↗

— Eben Alexander III

#heaven #ndes #death

Blondes are like white mice, you only find them in cages. They wouldn’t last long in nature. They’re too conspicuous. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#nature