#che

Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there. ↗

— Judith Viorst

#because #close #close friends #contribute #friends

I could never have a better teacher in those days than my father. ↗

— Tony Visconti

#could #days #father #i #never

My schedule has slowed a little. I've cut back on some of my assignments. But I still have the enthusiasm for the sports world that I had 38 years ago. ↗

— Lesley Visser

#assignments #back #cut #enthusiasm #had

I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going. ↗

— Miroslav Vitous

#age #basically #because #died #get

There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music. ↗

— Miroslav Vitous

#best #country #czech #dedicated #highly

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. ↗

— Swami Vivekananda

#grow #inside #make #none #other

We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#could #damned #earth #saved #too

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#crowning #evolution #far #glory #human

I cannot do the piece-of-talking-meat thing, the 'Here's your money, wear a pretty dress and take the cheque.' I'm not made that way. I have to be as good as I can be at whatever I do. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

#cheque #dress #good #here #i

One day Mum saved up for this exciting new thing - a frozen chicken. She cooked it on the Sunday and we all sat around waiting for it, but there was a terrible smell from the kitchen. She didn't realise that the giblets were in a plastic bag inside it. We just ate vegetables and she cried and cried. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

#ate #bag #chicken #cooked #cried