#person

I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#china #constructed #event #experience #failed

I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a joke, and I am suspicious of those who aren't. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

#am #deeply #fond #i #i am

I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader - if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems. ↗

— Jack Welch

#big deal #deal #first #going #got

Young women especially have something invested in being nice people, and it's only when you have children that you realise you're not a nice person at all, but generally a selfish bully. ↗

— Fay Weldon

#being nice #bully #children #especially #generally

It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair. ↗

— Lawrence Welk

#curious #despair #how #moments #personal

My mother was a very wise and strong person. ↗

— Jennifer Hudson

#person #strong #very #wise

A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat. ↗

— Allen West

#atlanta #born #city #combat #commission

I never loved another person the way I loved myself. ↗

— Mae West

#i #loved #myself #never #person

Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success. ↗

— Mae West

#important #important thing #most #personality #success

Personally, I like two types of men - domestic and foreign. ↗

— Mae West

#foreign #i #like #men #personally