#rve

Evil is only good perverted. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#good #only #perverted

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#deserved #destiny #fame #inevitable #only

During the session of the Supreme Court, in the village of -, about three weeks ago, when a number of people were collected in the principal street of the village, I observed a young man riding up and down the street, as I supposed, in a violent passion. ↗

— Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

#ago #collected #court #down #during

The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative. ↗

— Adolf Loos

#comfort #conservative #house #revolutionary #serve

The first night was awful because I was so afraid, and I was never more afraid because it was going out of my character to be outgoing and to be vulnerable and to be out there and onstage. My hands were sweaty and I couldn't swallow, and I drank a bottle of wine to calm my nerves. ↗

— George Lopez

#awful #because #bottle #calm #character

I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

#could #i #rear #serve #using

At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted. ↗

— Jon Lovitz

#certain point #deserve #fame #get #good

I'm beginning to think that you should only be allowed to serve two terms, before madness sets in. ↗

— Chris Lowe

#before #beginning #i #madness #only

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

#cut #either #grasp #handle #knives

And how is clarity to be achieved? Mainly by taking trouble and by writing to serve people rather than to impress them. ↗

— F. L. Lucas

#clarity #how #impress #mainly #people