#ak

Most religions do not make men better, only warier. ↗

— Elias Canetti

#make #men #most #only #religions

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels. ↗

— Roger Federer

#become #bit #coaching #dad #get

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year. ↗

— Roger Federer

#am #because #champion #coming #confidence

Man is a great blunderer going about in the woods, and there is no other except the bear makes so much noise. ↗

— Mary Austin

#bear #except #going #great #makes

If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking. ↗

— Michael Caine

#moviemaking #oscar #schedule #think #up

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#asking #better #daily #heart #longing

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure. ↗

— John Cale

#amount #beforehand #certain #certain things #even

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time. ↗

— John Cale

#doing #i #making #records #same

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen. ↗

— John Cale

#get #go #happen #i #impatient