#pta

Ernest Hemingway did a great deal toward making the writer an acceptable public figure; obviously, he was no sissy. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#deal #did #ernest #ernest hemingway #figure

Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing only. ↗

— Robert Shea

#brighter #cultivate #energetic #how #individuals

Secrecy sets barriers between men, but at the same time offers the seductive temptation to break through the barriers by gossip or confession. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#between #break #confession #gossip #men

The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions. ↗

— Russell Simmons

#acceptable #changing #communities #concerning #conditions

The temptations to wrong are many; they spring out of a corrupt nature. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

#many #nature #out #spring #temptations

Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and even to addictions, may be too strong for our rational, long-term planning. ↗

— Peter Singer

#complex #decision-making #even #human #long-term

Temptation is impossible for me to resist... Come on. This is Hollywood. It's in the job description. ↗

— Tom Sizemore

#description #hollywood #impossible #job #job description

When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of 'Peter Pan' for the school play. They didn't use it - I imagine it was unperformable - but as recompense for not doing my script, I was offered any role, and instinctively went for Captain Hook. I came on trying to be terrifying, but everyone laughed at me. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#came #captain #doing #eight #everyone

The whole mystery of temptation is to have sins suggested to us, and to be swept after them by a sudden enthusiasm, which sometimes feels as strong as the Spirit of God ever made in us the enthusiasm for virtue. ↗

— George A. Smith

#enthusiasm #ever #feels #god #made

We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#any #britain #challenge #day #idea