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Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do. ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

#body #brings #circumstances #confesses #does

The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#boredom #controlled #creative #creative man #directed

Overconfidence blurs out the risk. Inferiority magnifies it. ↗

— Toba Beta

#inferiority #life #magnify #overconfidence #risk

It's not written in the Constitution or anything else.... Congress, just out of the clear blue sky, said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress. ↗

— Adrian Cronauer

#anything #belong #belongs #blue #blue sky

The important element is the way in which all things are connected. Every thought and action sends shivers of energy into the world around us, which affects all creation. Perceiving the world as a web of connectedness helps us to overcome the feelings of separation that hold us back and cloud our vision. This connection with all life increases our sense of responsability for every move, every attitude, allowing us to see clearly that each soul does indeed make a difference to the whole. ↗

— Emma Restall Orr

#attitude

To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions. ↗

— Katharine Anthony

#biographer #constructions #dramatic #lives #none

I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people. ↗

— John Abizaid

#build #civilian #control #done #got

Music is a gut thing. You're working in a medium which is more in touch with the primal than the modern. A gig is a ritual. There's a congregation. ↗

— Siobhan Fahey

#gig #gut #medium #modern #more

Keep your convictions, exercise what you believe, but always honor the beliefs of others. ↗

— Martin Suarez

#convictions #honor #respect #respect

I've done many different movies in many different contexts. ↗

— Antonio Banderas

#different #done #i #many #movies