#co

I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven. ↗

— Jascha Heifetz

#appreciate #beethoven #composer #composers #contemporary

Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop. ↗

— Dorothy Height

#community service #develop #grow #important #life

Increasing recycling in Delaware is an idea whose time has come and, if put off, may not come again. ↗

— Ruth Ann Minner

#come #delaware #idea #increasing #may

In their simplicity and directness [neon signage is] a kind of urban iconography with which we can identify on many levels. — Rudi Stern ↗

— Philip Di Lemme

#neon #urban #design

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs. ↗

— Dave Heineman

#am #assess #believe #century #continually

From that imbalance rose the tragic results of the coming together of two worlds. It was the extermination of an ancient dream by the frenzy of a modern one, the destruction of myths by a desire for power. It was gold, modern weapons, and rational thought pitted against magic and gods: the outcome could not have been otherwise. ↗

— J.M.G. Le Clézio

#montezuma #dreams

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all. ↗

— Heinrich Heine

#best #better #born #course #death

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion. ↗

— Heinrich Heine

#either #every #every man #his #man

The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself. ↗

— Dave Heineman

#best #care #focus #go #going

I mention my age because I find people in this country - women, not men, of course - women are so troubled by their age. There's a culture of youth, and it's a phony culture. ↗

— Teresa Heinz

#because #country #course #culture #find