#car

I was always crazy about New York, dependent on it, scared of it - well, it is dangerous - but beyond that there was the pressure of being young and of not yet having done work you really liked, trademark work, breakthrough work. ↗

— Harold Brodkey

#always #being #beyond #breakthrough #crazy

The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#air #always #angels #breaks #burden

The American mind, unlike the English, is not formed by books, but, as Carl Sandburg once said to me... by newspapers and the Bible. ↗

— Van Wyck Brooks

#bible #books #carl #english #formed

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic. ↗

— James Broughton

#itself #magic #me #out #poem

Well, you know, when you go into a restaurant, one of the scariest things is the wine list, so whenever I'm really feeling intimidated, I'll just pick a wine type, like a Chianti or Brunello or a Burgundy, and I'll pick a year that's missing and ask for that one. ↗

— Alton Brown

#burgundy #feeling #go #i #intimidated

You can't be involved in healthcare without being involved in the battle against AIDS. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#aids #battle #being #healthcare #involved

Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep. ↗

— Helen Gurley Brown

#envy #every #glamorous #kind #might

In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on the table: No job is worth feeling uneasy every day. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

#because #been #care #career #day

Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential. ↗

— Les Brown

#cards #deal #fate #get #give

The richest most meaningful stories are found in small places: made, carried, crafted, told, and retold by apparently unimportant people. ↗

— Louise Brown

#carried #crafted #found #important people #made