#thou

Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#corporation #device #individual #individual responsibility #ingenious

Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage. ↗

— Warren Zevon

#demo #first #mine #stage #without

My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think. ↗

— Warren Zevon

#father #i #i think #interest #particular

I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#always #boyfriend #came #had #i

Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace. ↗

— John Tyler

#apt #aptly #compared #coquette #elude

Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#done #even #films #hollywood #hollywood films

It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#children #goes #more #never #saying

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#country #disgrace #fame #fearing #general

Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they will be brought about is not, of course, foreseen. ↗

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

#attempt #brought #catastrophes #course #felt

Astaire never thought of what he was doing as balletic, but Kelly was always trying to dance with women on points. And his choreography is so showy and flashy. He always looks self-satisfied to me. ↗

— Matthew Bourne

#astaire #choreography #dance #doing #flashy