#tag

The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#claim #culture #deepest #derive #existence

Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then Judy Collins. ↗

— Carly Simon

#became #big #collins #i #judy

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack. ↗

— Carly Simon

#attack #being #brought #fear #got

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage. ↗

— Carly Simon

#always #because #being #i #nervous

I'm very ditsy and a klutz. I've been known to walk on stage and fall over my dress. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#dress #fall #i #known #over

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs. ↗

— James Sinegal

#could #jobs #made #make #maximum

Prancing around on stage is not the entire purpose of my life. ↗

— Grace Slick

#entire #life #my life #prancing #purpose

The Pentagon said that these prisoners were kept in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and of course I was not reassured by that, but I couldn't prove that that was wrong; so we're clearer about that. ↗

— Peter Singer

#accordance #clearer #convention #course #geneva

The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#believe #certain #chinese #committed #confident

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade. ↗

— Gary Sinise

#both #brings #constant #fine #game