#ak

The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam. The result of this advance was the final separation of East from West, and the end of the Mediterranean unity. ↗

— Henri Pirenne

#antiquity #break #cause #east #end

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when. ↗

— Max de Pree

#cultures #holds #leaders #listened #must

It is going to be special to drive in the Netherlands because it means I can take part in a Formula One demonstration in a country where I have a lot of family and friends. ↗

— Nelson Piquet

#country #demonstration #drive #family #formula

Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart. ↗

— Luigi Pirandello

#dignity #each #face #go #heart

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me. ↗

— Michael Pitt

#director #i #i think #important #just

I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I don't want to look back and say I ran a terrible race. ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#decent #dreams #finals #goal #goals

I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive. ↗

— Pitbull

#i #into #life #my life #negatives

I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do. ↗

— Rick Pitino

#deal #get #i #involved #just

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes. ↗

— Rick Pitino

#coaching #everything #failure #fertilizer #good

Being married means I can break wind and eat ice cream in bed. ↗

— Brad Pitt

#being #break #cream #eat #i