#ours

Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#inflict #mental #never #nightmare #ourselves

The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#coming #count #day #decades #die

It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#banning #course #i #intolerant #never

The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#artistic #atlantic #between #central #economic

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways. ↗

— Clarence Day

#fact #first #grand #her #mastery

Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home. ↗

— Sebastian Vettel

#because #course #feel #give #home

The idea of being on TV 24 hours a day and people seeing the real me... No. ↗

— Johnny Vegas

#day #hours #idea #me #people

There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable. ↗

— Robin Day

#conserving #designers #durable #energy #fair

We should demand his blood not from the Arabs of Gaza but from ourselves. Let us make our reckoning today. ↗

— Moshe Dayan

#blood #demand #gaza #his #let us

I would rather do movies because I'm very lazy and the hours are much easier. ↗

— Michael Vartan

#easier #hours #i #lazy #movies