#reckon

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ↗

— Garson Kanin

#attributed #because #bed #eye #his

At an everyday level I would reckon myself more than fortunate. ↗

— Peter Garrett

#fortunate #i #level #more #myself

Screw caution," Tori said. "I'm outta here." We looked at her. "Well, I am. As long as someone comes with me." We kept looking at her. She sighed. "Fine, but when everything goes to hell, just remember, I get to blame you guys, because I wanted to leave right away. ↗

— Kelley Armstrong

#chloe #derek #kelley #reckoning #tori

One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact. ↗

— Alfred de Vigny

#author #composition #double #fact #hand

Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned by anybody who sits down and considers just how many people know the real truth about his or her love affairs. ↗

— Rebecca West

#affairs #anybody #biography #considers #difficult

Some people reckoned that I looked healthier when I was bigger but I had terrible skin and no energy. ↗

— Amy Winehouse

#energy #had #healthier #i #looked

I haven't any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner. ↗

— Dashiell Hammett

#future #haven #i #manner #out

I feel I am a little bit older. Reckon I will start growing a beard next week. ↗

— Niall Horan

#beard #bit #feel #growing #i

By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films. ↗

— Iain Banks

#books #films #make #reckoning #usual

Working with Danny Thomas was truly an adventure every week. Danny didn't always say the words as they appeared in the script. I learned more by osmosis than by sitting down together. He was a force to be reckoned with: an explorer of television. ↗

— Angela Cartwright

#always #appeared #danny #down #every