#arts

It is the desire of our hearts, and as we believe God's will under this dispensation, that all the children of God should be gathered together as such, and, consequently, as not of the world. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

#children #consequently #desire #gathered #god

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes. ↗

— Peggy Fleming

#ability #adult #after #athletes #back

I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether it's a great date or something that's just hugely romantic. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#arts #date #event #film #gained

Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe. ↗

— Dario Fo

#before #conceived #connecting #countries #culture

I don't know how it is now but the assistant stage manager had to understudy several parts. You had to be ready to go on at any time if the actor couldn't make it to the play. I didn't think anything of it. ↗

— Glenn Ford

#any #anything #assistant #go #had

The only thing that I was equipped for with my very mediocre college Arts degree was to get a job in teaching. ↗

— Helen Garner

#college #degree #equipped #get #i

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. ↗

— Irv Kupcinet

#day #diet #new #optimist #person

The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts to be painted in black and white, saints inside, and sinners outside the wall. ↗

— Mary Douglas

#black #black and white #build #inside #moral

When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them. ↗

— Rudy Giuliani

#get #going #hoped #i #just

Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine. ↗

— Rita Dove

#been #every #go #had #i