#worth

The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of its material wealth or military power, but by the quality and achievements of its representative individuals - its philosophers, its poets and its artists. ↗

— Herbert Read

#artists #civilization #culture #individuals #material

The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars. ↗

— John H. Reagan

#five #millions #millions of dollars #near #now

Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#random #seriously-i-m-kidding #worth-reading #funny

I do actually believe in love. I can't say that I'm 100 percent successful in that department, but I think it's one of the few worthwhile human experiences. It's cooler than anything I can think of right now. ↗

— Trent Reznor

#anything #believe #cooler #department #experiences

I didn't use to think anything was worth keeping private. Now I do. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#i #i do #keeping #now #private

There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#few #few things #killing #living #many

Without football, my life is worth nothing. ↗

— Cristiano Ronaldo

#life #my life #nothing #without #worth

There's no point in making predictions. It's not worth speculating because nothing is set in stone and things change all the time in football. Today there are opportunities that no one knows if they will come round again in the future. ↗

— Cristiano Ronaldo

#because #change #come #football #future

The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by doing this lame piece about the game I can put it on my expense account. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#account #because #bowl #doing #every

I'm into classic games like Donkey Kong, and also collect vintage tour t-shirts - everything from Olivia Newton-John to Duran Duran. I've got a Chicago one worth $100. ↗

— Michael Rosenbaum

#chicago #classic #collect #donkey #duran