#van

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#doing #exactly #lay #oneself #places

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere. ↗

— Van Wyck Brooks

#everywhere #feed #find #magnanimous #more

Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself. ↗

— Thomas Browne

#advantage #alone #lose #society #solitude

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance. ↗

— Craig Bruce

#never #question #relevance #truth

The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations. ↗

— John Bruton

#case #combating #crime #develop #eu

To some degree, yeah, because I have to play a certain number of originals that might be considered avant-garde material. I realize though, that only a few people in the audience actually know what that music is, or understand it. ↗

— Archie Shepp

#audience #avant-garde #because #certain #considered

In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same remote agency - money - the distinction between wishes and needs has altogether vanished. ↗

— James Buchan

#altogether #between #both #cities #distinction

It is time to end the western policy of malign neglect. It is in the interest of the whole world to help tackle the actual grievances in Palestine, Kashmir, and in central and southern Iraq, and to help the region out of its economic backwardness. ↗

— James Buchan

#central #economic #end #grievances #help

Women have a lot to say about how to advance women's rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond. ↗

— Charlotte Bunch

#about #advance #governments #how #learn

I think women want to look beautiful. I think that's an important thing. It is relevant. ↗

— Tory Burch

#i #i think #important #important thing #look