#block

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#block #granite #obstacle #pathway #stepping-stone

Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

#down #pile #sees #tear #toddler

Gladio had been necessary during the days of the Cold War but, in view of the collapse of the East Block, Italy would suggest to Nato that the organisation was no longer necessary. ↗

— Giulio Andreotti

#block #cold #cold war #collapse #days

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. ↗

— Mary Kay Ash

#alternative #come #course #detour #every

In 2003, I introduced and passed The Tornado Shelters Act, which allows local governments to use Community Development Block Grant funds to construct storm shelters in manufactured housing communities. ↗

— Spencer Bachus

#allows #block #communities #community #construct

I am much more involved in the filmmaking experience on Mag Seven. I'm much more involved in story elements, casting decisions, the writing of the show, the blocking of the scenes. ↗

— Michael Biehn

#blocking #casting #decisions #elements #experience

We blocked them inside the city. Their rear is blocked. ↗

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

#city #inside #rear #their #them

This marched was planned to be non violent and non confrontational, and gladly it stayed that way. What really impressed me was the self discipline of the Black Block. ↗

— John Blair

#block #confrontational #discipline #gladly #impressed

It seems like the studios are either making giant blockbusters, or really super-small indies. And the mid-level films I grew up on, like 'Back to the Future' and all those John Hughes movies, the studios aren't doing. It's hard to get them on their feet. ↗

— Chris Evans

#blockbusters #doing #either #feet #films

In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific innovation and economic growth in the information age. ↗

— Tim Bishop

#basic #block #budget #budget cuts #building