#owed

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state. ↗

— Plato

#allowed #either #good #home #lie

John Carpenter created the idea of Halloween, so his vision remains the most focused and intelligently directed of the series. The directors that have followed have kept the original intent of the concept. ↗

— Donald Pleasence

#concept #created #directed #directors #focused

I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#become #continue #how #i #intelligent

I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#allowed #committing #convinced #divorce #easy

The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#endowed #energy #fused #idea #ideas

Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#always #been #blood #cleaned #genius

Linda Hamilton is my hero. She was so tough and so strong and so vulnerable at the same time. I think that's what woman action figures are allowed to be: vulnerable, in a way that women are. ↗

— Victoria Pratt

#allowed #figures #hamilton #hero #i

We weren't allowed to watch TV as kids. ↗

— Emily Procter

#kids #tv #watch #weren

I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasn't really allowed to pursue acting till I got older. ↗

— Rainey Qualley

#acting #allowed #always #arts #childhood

I never really followed grunge. ↗

— Robert Quine

#grunge #i #never #really