#bet

Rich is not better. ↗

— Nell Carter

#rich

At the same time it offered the hope, as it still does, that improved understanding could better the lot of mankind. For me, growing up in the 1930s, the two motivations powerfully reinforced each other. ↗

— James Tobin

#could #does #each #growing #growing up

Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem. ↗

— Paul Celan

#basic #between #cannot #difference #hands

You'll find superstition a contagious thing. Some people let it get the better of them. ↗

— Curt Siodmak

#contagious #find #get #people #some

I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is better. ↗

— Bessie Smith

#better #i #poor #rich

In the days of Gary Cooper, James Stewart etc, film stars personified the better aspects of human nature. ↗

— Alexander Walker

#better #cooper #days #etc #film

I prayed for all his dreams to come true. I prayed that I would always be able to connect with him--even if I was no longer on earth. ↗

— Alexandra Adornetto

#longing #love #xavier-woods #dreams

The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us. ↗

— John Williams

#between #competition #cooperation #countries #healthy

It's better to burn out than it is to rust. ↗

— Neil Young

#burn #out #rust #than

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling. ↗

— Yakov Smirnoff

#between #busy #feeling #give #important