#begin

To fall into a habit is to begin to cease to be. ↗

— Miguel de Unamuno

#cease #fall #habit #into

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible. ↗

— George Burns

#close #ending #good #having #possible

We will not know unless we begin. ↗

— Peter Nivio Zarlenga

#know #unless #will

From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could to earn his trust, because you only get a chance like this once. ↗

— Zhang Ziyi

#ang lee #because #beginning #chance #could

I think what is happening is I think first of all there is confidence in the U.K. economy. We're in a German rather than a Greek position in international financial markets, which is very positive and keeps our debt service costs down, and we're also beginning to see real evidence of rebalancing. ↗

— Vince Cable

#beginning #confidence #costs #debt #down

We need responsible regulations, not regulations that have gone wild. For example, the EPA has a rule that is going to be implemented Jan. 1, 2012, where they're going to begin to regulate dust. That's right, dust. It's called PM 2.5. That is focusing on the wrong thing. ↗

— Herman Cain

#called #dust #epa #example #focusing

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house. ↗

— Maria Callas

#becomes #before #begins #come #curtain

When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the euphoric hook that keeps me wanting to continue. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#come #continue #euphoric #gets #hook

What we are only now beginning to fully realize is that in seeking material pleasure too constantly, the capacity for enjoyment or fulfillment decreases and eventually becomes exhausted. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#beginning #capacity #constantly #decreases #enjoyment

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door. ↗

— Albert Camus

#born #corner #deeds #door #great