#rice

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. ↗

— Socrates

#contentment #gluttony #greed #greed

People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. ↗

— George Adam Smith

#conspiracy #contrivance #conversation #diversion #ends

Dying is the fastest route to fame for an aspiring rock star. The dead man’s melodies become profound, acquiring deep mystery and rising into a realm beyond the reach of human criticism. In the stopping of a heartbeat, the rocker is transformed from decadent, depraved hedonist into misunderstood genius. Aye, death and musical stardom go together like Scotland and rain. ↗

— Mark Rice

#fame #immortality #mark-rice #metallic-dreams #music

From my friend, Brig. General Ezell Ware, Jr., CA Nat'l Guard, Dec. Keep on going till you get there, then keep going. ↗

— Tracey Richardson

#louisiana #natchitoches #new-orleans #st-maurice #historical-romance

Avarice is the vice of declining years. ↗

— George Bancroft

#declining #vice #years

Price of peace could only be valued by people who had suffered loss in the war. ↗

— Toba Beta

#loss #peace #people #price #suffer

People were all around them, but with eyes that had gone intensely blue he whispered, "I love you ↗

— Edward Morgan Forster

#love

I love being able to go to a store, let's say... a store like Topshop or Zara or maybe even Macy's, depends on what department, and not have to look at the price tag. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#being #department #depends #even #go

Love is pretty much a decision anyway. Just like happiness. You can decide to either love someone or not, be happy or not. The rest is just commitment to the idea. ↗

— Caprice Crane

#heaven-albright #stupid-and-contagious #love

Seduction is always more singular and sublime than sex and it commands the higher price. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

#commands #higher #more #price #seduction