Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. – Henry Adams
I have made my own choice, which is vegetarianism, but it’s not the choice I’m imposing on anybody else. – Jonathan Safran Foer
But for a few phrases from his letters and an odd line or two of his verse, the poet walks gagged through his own biography. – John Updike
Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their own story. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who only dance to their own rhythm, and those who don’t dance at all. – Jose Bergamin
Low interest rates benefit individuals or investors who own or want to buy assets; in that regard, they disproportionately benefit wealthier Americans. – John Delaney
Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation. – John Jay Chapman
And we had our own laws. I mean, I wrote them. And we had our own customs, and traditions, and proprieties. – James Stockdale
It is of no use to discover our own faults and infirmities unless the discovery prompts up to amendment. – John Quincy Adams
Any union that can’t accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished. – Jacques Delors
Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their own hilarious jokes end up being ejected into the ether. – Jo Brand
The Ramones own the fountain of youth. Experiencing us is like having the fountain of youth. – Joey Ramone
Like most kids, you don’t want to do what your folks want you to do. You’ve got your own thing. – Jeff Bridges
