#ness

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#behalf #crime #demand #direct #forgiveness

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. ↗

— John James Audubon

#deal #drawings #finish #first #great

The mercantile business did not suit me. ↗

— John James Audubon

#did #me #mercantile #suit

Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base. ↗

— Norman Ralph Augustine

#business #decreased #does #increased #increases

The entertainment business is not the be-all and end-all for me. ↗

— Dan Aykroyd

#business #end-all #entertainment #entertainment business #me

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#character #discussion #every #fairly #fitness

But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different. ↗

— Erykah Badu

#chance #different #else #i #me

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#bad one #dullness #excellence #good #good sign

Have an earnestness for death and you will have life. ↗

— Abu Bakr

#earnestness #life #will #you

Jordan, there isn't a straight woman or gay man alive who wouldn't drop everything to have dinner with you. I've been in this business for all of my life, and I know the difference between people who pretend to like you to get ahead, and people who are actually interested in getting to know you. Patrick wants to get to know you. Preferably naked, but that’s up to you.” “I can’t wait until you’re old enough to be senile and start saying these things in public.” “I’m very lucky to have such a loving son. ↗

— Matthew Haldeman-Time

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