#che

We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks. ↗

— Vernon Howard

#cannot #clearly #exterior #freedom #inner

I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait. ↗

— Whitney Houston

#being #children #deal #eleven #god

I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way. ↗

— Alan Hovhaness

#concert #concert pianist #did #earn #fairly

Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number of authors I would be eager to illustrate. ↗

— John Howe

#away #before #eager #i #ideas

More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard pressed to describe how they really look.... as if Tolkien has summoned archetypes from so deep in our minds that we can only recall them incompletely. ↗

— John Howe

#deep #describe #elves #hard #how

Will you permit the sacred fire of liberty, brought by your fathers from the venerable temples of Britain, to be quenched and trodden out on the simple altars they have raised? ↗

— Joseph Howe

#britain #brought #fathers #fire #liberty

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#gets #learner #lessons #most #out

Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#cheer #each #help #leaving #most

This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#chewing #chewing gum #civilized #country #gum

A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

#carving #days #kitchen #lot #ruined