#chin

When I was young, I had one of those Yamaha drum machines, and I used to practice to that quite a bit, just to practice soloing and being in time and completing all my phrases. ↗

— John Otto

#bit #completing #drum #had #i

I am almost 30 so I am approaching this one as if it will be my last Olympic Games. I want to put out 110 percent to make sure that I am up at the top. ↗

— Asafa Powell

#am #approaching #games #i #i am

The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies. ↗

— Wilbur Wright

#believed #encouraged #fact #flying #great

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general. ↗

— Martin Yan

#chinese #chinese culture #culture #general #lot

The best thing on translation was said by Cervantes: translation is the other side of a tapestry. ↗

— Leonardo Sciascia

#film #films #grew #i #involved

Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful. ↗

— Robert Shea

#functions #human #human inventions #interdependent #inventions

It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of us decided to pay the price for the privilege of preaching, so we accepted their [the communists' ] terms. It was a deal; we preached and they beat us. We were happy preaching. They were happy beating us, so everyone was happy. ↗

— Richard Wurmbrand

#courage #persecution #preaching #courage

It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing. ↗

— Michael Cooper

#brought #coaching #doing #job #right

A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty. ↗

— John Grogan

#learning #life #teaching #friendship

The Chinese market is very, very unique. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#market #unique #very