#allows

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. ↗

— James Thurber

#artists #become #depth #humor #longer

Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams. ↗

— Gilbert White

#bats #drink #like #over #play

But the irony is that because the band isn't the focus any more, it allows me the chance to enjoy being a member of Def Leppard much more. ↗

— Rick Allen

#any #band #because #being #chance

Always. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#lovers #death

...she wasn't reading Deathly Hallows at all. Her book wasn't orange but rose and water and sand, and featured a kid on a broomstick and white unicorn. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. She didn't notice me staring at her. 'Oh, I envy you,' I thought, but was smiling for her. She had just begun. ↗

— Melissa Anelli

#harry-potter #death

CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her because she's strong and successful. Men admire her because she allows her husband to cheat and get away with it. ↗

— Jay Leno

#admired #allows #america #away #because

Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint. ↗

— Gates McFadden

#another #better #culture #just #language

I have two young children with autism. What could they have ever done to deserve that? What kind of a God allows the innocent to suffer? It's a mystery. Yet still, I believe in God. ↗

— Fred Melamed

#autism #believe #children #could #deserve

Standing on soil feels so much different than standing on city pavement; it lets you look inward and reflect and see who you really are, while you see a beautiful, unspoiled land as far as the eye can see. It allows your inner life to grow. ↗

— Ricardo Montalban

#as far as #beautiful #city #different #eye

I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#about #acquire #address #agreement #allowing