#amp

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. ↗

— George William Curtis

#burning #ever #lamps #wisdom

My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#arm #broke #came #elbow #father

Guitar Player Magazine says Dick Dale is the father of Heavy Metal, blowing up 48 amplifiers, creating the first power amplifier. ↗

— Dick Dale

#amplifiers #blowing #creating #dale #father

I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection. ↗

— Dick Dale

#amputated #because #had #i #infection

Finishing overall champion at the World Series in both the individual and synchro events has given me great confidence and I'm pleased I've been diving with consistency. ↗

— Tom Daley

#both #champion #confidence #consistency #diving

What came to me later in those dark, dreaming hours put paid to that though and as always my mind led me treacherously back to the bleak and inescapable truth. There was no cure for what one had seen or done. ↗

— Hannah Blatchford

#paranormal #romance #vampire #dreams

I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy. ↗

— Claire Danes

#behind #campus #extremely #felt #hiding

By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown. ↗

— Samuel Daniel

#adversity #distress #examples #fair #greatest

Working with Jim Carrey is an absolute gas. I have never laughed so hard for so long. Had he been on-board for the sequel of Dumb & Dumber, I would've jumped on, with no hesitation. ↗

— Jeff Daniels

#amp #been #carrey #dumb #dumber

To start with, for example this year, 2004, is the bicentennial of Haitian independence. ↗

— Edwidge Danticat

#for example #haitian #independence #start #year