#cult

So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the wishes of his employer; and, in many instances, rather leave his situation than give up the growth of his favourite flower. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#chinese #cultivate #employer #even #extensively

Although I have won many times now, each time when I have a lead, I start to think about winning. It's very difficult not to think about winning. Every time, there are new challenges. Every time, there are new issues to overcome. ↗

— Yani Tseng

#although #challenges #difficult #each #every

Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject. ↗

— Stanley Tucci

#difficult #directing #film #quite #separate

My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided. ↗

— Edward Tufte

#cognitive #culture #gender #here #idea

You'll find individuals agreeing on this, but when they get into collective societies and larger groups they find it difficult to achieve group agreement. ↗

— Neale Donald Walsch

#agreeing #agreement #collective #difficult #find

I try to cook dinner, but it's difficult when I'm working. ↗

— Kate Walsh

#difficult #dinner #i #try #working

There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture. ↗

— Kate Walsh

#different #different ways #lots #mom #ways

Some of these pro-drug messages come from popular culture. ↗

— John Walters

#culture #messages #popular #popular culture #some

It's difficult working with very rich actors, because inevitably they become a little spoilt, and the managers and agents tend to control things more than is healthy. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#because #become #control #difficult #healthy

The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch. ↗

— Henry Flynt

#carried #culture #dirt #drive #extreme