We know we cannot plant seeds with closed fists. To sow, we must open our hands.
Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Recitation: by Male by Female
The message of body acceptance built on Jennifer Lawrence's soundbites only empowers those who are willing to ignore the fact that her statements reinforce our current cultural views rather than subverting them.
Jennifer Armintrout
AcceptanceIgnoreBodyHerWilling
You write three pages over six hours, and you don't feel like you've gotten anywhere, but if you've done a beautiful metaphor or a lovely sentence, or you finally got to some moment you wanted, then that's worth it. Then you can close your computer and get a little relief.
Andrew Sean Greer
BeautifulMomentFeelWorthYou
For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue the restoration of historical truth.
Robert Kocharian
TruthJusticePeaceValuesMorality
I still dream about that one opportunity where the Welsh Rugby Union call me up and say, 'We need you.' There is an incredibly talented Welsh hooker called Matthew Rees, so maybe some incredible quirk of misfortune for him would mean I get called up instead.
Matthew Rhys
OpportunityMeYouDreamSayMean
LaGuardia is jammed into just 680 urban acres; taxiways are tight; runways intersect; you can't launch a departure until the arrival on the other runway crosses the threshold or else the airplanes will ... collide.
Jeanne Marie Laskas
YouWillRunwayLaunchUrbanJust
I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.
Jean M. Auel
I AmPeopleWantWriteCriticsRead
I've been very proud of a lot of the work I've done in New Orleans.
Steve Scalise
WorkProudNewDoneNew OrleansLot
Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models.
Ruben Blades
MusicBandSoundDancingOwnPretty
Whoever it was who said that to philosophize is an exercise in dying was right in more ways than one, for by writing a book, nobody gets younger.
Joseph Brodsky
WritingBookExerciseNobodySaid
There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite.
Jorge Luis Borges
EthicsEvilSpeakInfiniteOthers
We're not trying to top ourselves with each record, obviously.
Bruce Johnston
TryingTopOurselvesRecordEach
The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
Brian Tracy
BelievePersonWillAlwaysActOur
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