{"quotes":[{"text":"It is not Atlas who carries the world on his shoulders, but woman; and sometimes she plays with it as with a ball.","author":"Henryk Sienkiewicz","tags":["atlas","ball","play","quo-vadis","shoulders","woman","women"],"id":32011,"author_id":"Henryk+Sienkiewicz"},{"text":"Mobile’s reputation as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in North America does not rest solely on the fact that a few half-starved French colonists observed the pre-Lenten feasts here 300 years ago… In 1852, a group of Mobile 'Cowbellians' moved to New Orleans and formed the Krewe of Comus, which is now that larger city’s oldest and most secretive Carnival society.…All of Mobile’s parading societies throw Moon Pies along with beads and doubloons, providing sugary nourishment to the revelers lining the streets.The crowd is very regional, mostly coastal Alabamians. Everyone seems to know each other, and they are always honored and often extra hospitable when they learn that you traveled a long way just to visit *their* Carnival. Late into the evening, silk-gowned debutantes with their white-tie and tail clad escorts who’ve grown weary of their formal balls blend easily with the street crowds….","author":"Gary Bridgman","tags":["alabama","ball","carnival","comus","formal","krewe","lent","mardi-gras","mobile","moon-pies","parades","society"],"id":36820,"author_id":"Gary+Bridgman"},{"text":"I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.","author":"Michael Jordan","tags":["speak","crystal","ball "],"id":55354,"author_id":"Michael+Jordan"},{"text":"But there she was, standing next to his mother, so beautiful, so radiant that he could not see anyone else. Suddenly the rest of the world seemed like such a chore. He didn’t want to be here at this dance, with people he didn’t want to talk to and messages he didn’t particularly wish to deliver. He didn’t want to dance with young ladies he didn’t know, and he didn’t want to make polite conversation with people he did. He just wanted Billie, and he wanted her all to himself. He forgot about Tallywhite. He forgot about pease, porridge, and pudding, and he stalked across the room with such single-minded purpose that the crowds seemed to melt from his path. And somehow, amazingly, the rest of the world had not yet noticed her. She was so beautiful, so uncommonly alive and real in this room full of waxen dolls. She would not go undiscovered for long. But not yet. Soon he would have to fight the throngs of eager young gentlemen, but for now, she was still his alone.","author":"Julia Quinn","tags":["ball","beauty","focus","love"],"id":61224,"author_id":"Julia+Quinn"},{"text":"You know all of the young gentlemen better than I do,” Lady Manston continued. “Are there any we should avoid?” All of them, George wanted to say.  ''What about Ashbourne’s son?''“No.” “No?” his mother echoed. “No, as in you don’t have an opinion?” “No, as in no. He is not for Billie.” Who, George could not help but note, was watching the mother-son exchange with an odd mix of curiosity and alarm. “Any particular reason?” Lady Manston asked. “He gambles,” George lied. Well, maybe it wasn’t a lie. All gentlemen gambled. He had no idea if the one in question did so to excess. “What about the Billington heir? I think he —” “Also no.” His mother regarded him with an impassive expression. “He’s too young,” George said, hoping it was true. “He is?” She frowned. “I suppose he might be. I can’t remember precisely.","author":"Julia Quinn","tags":["ball","jealousy","lies","love","marriage","men"],"id":68850,"author_id":"Julia+Quinn"},{"text":"Be humble and set the balls of your dreams rolling till God himself decides what next! As for 'pride', allow it to go as a lone ranger!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["ball","be-humble","big-dreams","decide","dream-big","dreaming","dreams","god","humble","humble-yourself","humbleness","humility","lone","lone-ranger","lonely","pride","proud","ranger","roll","rolling"],"id":72978,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"I hate these affairs', he'd told her once, tearing up an engraved invitation to an exclusive charity ball. 'They're the worst kind of discrimination. An invitation doesn't really mean that you're invited; it means that a whole lot of people aren't.","author":"Melinda Cross","tags":["ball","charity","cross","discrimination","harlequin","invitation","life","melinda","philosophy","poignant","point","view"],"id":73557,"author_id":"Melinda+Cross"},{"text":"You don't need to play every ball but every ball needs your judgement.","author":"Amit Ray","tags":["ball","batting","cricket","cricket-ball","cricket","cricket-strokes","cricketer","defensiveness","extend-the-limit","life-and-living","life-lessons","life-philosophy","players","playing","sports"],"id":81637,"author_id":"Amit+Ray"},{"text":"The Monster Ball is by nature a protest: A youth church experience to speak out and celebrate against all forms of discrimination + prejudice.","author":"Lady Gaga","tags":["ball","discrimination","gaga","lady","monster","music","prejudice","protest"],"id":91328,"author_id":"Lady+Gaga"},{"text":"He suddenly exploded in a flurry of arms and legs, out of which flew a ball.","author":"Douglas Adams","tags":["ball","cricket","description","game","play"],"id":98963,"author_id":"Douglas+Adams"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":32,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}