#rack

If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine, we are not going to get paragons of virtue running our affairs. We will get the very rich, who contract out the messy things in life the very dull, who have nothing to hide and nothing to show and the very devious, expert at covering their tracks and ambitious enough to risk their discovery. ↗

— Charles Krauthammer

#ambitious #contract #covering #devious #discovery

It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section. ↗

— Mel Torme

#arranging #article #articles #aside #barracks

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger. ↗

— Harriet Tubman

#conductors #eight #i #i can #lost

I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger. ↗

— Harriet Tubman

#lost #never #off #passenger #ran

Parents should monitor their behavior, know who their friends are, and keep track of what they do. ↗

— John Walters

#friends #keep #know #monitor #parents

Winning in Monaco is always special. That track has always been good to me. I won there in Formula 3000, battled for the victory with Williams in 2006 and now I've won two of the last three grands prix there. ↗

— Mark Webber

#been #formula #good #i #last

I have to give my family credit for putting up with the racket, because as some of you may know, its not the easiest thing in the world to live with a kid who's trying to become a rock and roll drummer. ↗

— Max Weinberg

#become #credit #drummer #easiest #easiest thing

The US head of state grew up on food stamps. The British head of state grew up on the postage stamps. ↗

— Johann Hari

#britain #elizabeth-ii #monarchy #monarchy-of-the-uk #postage-stamps

I'm working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can get into the studio with my pals and put down some more tracks, try to get a strong dance single together. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#cleared #dance #decks #down #get

It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any. ↗

— Mae West

#break #crack #few #just #laws