#comp

When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we should fall into despair, were there not a few softening features, by which they are brought back to the ranks of humanity. ↗

— John Strachan

#back #brought #christianity #compare #contemplate

With the requests of some he complied, and has published a discourse, delivered before the Society for recovering drowned persons, which may be justly pronounced one of the most beautiful and interesting sermons in the English language. ↗

— John Strachan

#before #complied #delivered #discourse #drowned

Though, with the ascendancy of Louis, the political power of the nobles finally came to an end, France remained, in the whole complexion of her social life, completely aristocratic. ↗

— Lytton Strachey

#ascendancy #came #completely #complexion #end

It's been amazing to watch, because for 'Thor', which was always a mid-selling book, to be in the top ten for every single issue since the reboot is just a great compliment. ↗

— J. Michael Straczynski

#amazing #because #been #book #compliment

A good composer does not imitate; he steals. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#does #good #imitate #steals

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#chiefly #composer #exposure #false #i

The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later when he suddenly knows what he will do. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#always #aware #composer #conscious #his

When love is deep, much can be accomplished. ↗

— Shinichi Suzuki

#deep #love #love is #much

I'm not that complicated as an actor. I have a formula in which I work, yeah. But not like Sean Penn does. Sean is one of the few actors I know who can work like that, actually becoming the character he is playing, and get consistent results. I don't believe you can ever be someone else. You manifest different levels of your own personality to come up with a character. ↗

— Kiefer Sutherland

#actually #becoming #believe #character #come

Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I'm given a shirt that's too clean, one that's completely white, I immediately start having doubts. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#clean #completely #doubts #given #having