#sent

In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of intellectual character, of which the far extreme is the lowest grade of humanity. ↗

— Samuel George Morton

#compose #disposition #diversity #extreme #far

It was shaping up as a beautiful morning. The last thing I wanted to hear about was murder. ↗

— Jonathan Kellerman

#first-lines #first-sentence #beauty

I just like having fun. And, you know, sometimes I just like to present myself in that fun energy. ↗

— Katy Perry

#fun #having #having fun #i #just

I've heard it said, time heals all wounds, but if a dream can pull you so deeply into your past you can't remember the present, I'm not sure my wounds will ever heal. ↗

— C.J. Roberts

#dreams

If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#activism #consent #dissent #duty #protest

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. It was the future, and everything sucked. ↗

— Greg Nagan

#first-sentence #first-words #humor #opening-lines #parody

I imagine you come across a number of people who are disconcerted by the difference between what you do feel and what they fancy you ought to feel. It is fatal to pay the smallest attention to them. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#honesty #morality #sentiments #imagination

Although we are being presented in Carnegie Hall, we have to furnish a budget for our guest stars, and for the music writing - which is a huge budget in any orchestra that plays popular music. ↗

— Skitch Henderson

#any #being #budget #carnegie #carnegie hall

You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth. That means the boys. And after you've been a boy, and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in our national pastime. ↗

— George Herman

#ball #ball game #baseball #baseball game #been

The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#contributions #essential #experience #flourishing #inestimable