#des

As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker. ↗

— Annie Dillard

#degrades #love #pleasure #religion #seeker

It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator, our very self-consciousness, is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution. ↗

— Annie Dillard

#birthday #bitter #creator #creatures #divides

Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair. ↗

— Annie Dillard

#belt #cranking #desk #engine #gears

I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#being #dad #go #goes #great

The United States has the best, deepest, widest, and most transparent capital markets in the world which give you, the investor, the ability to buy and sell large amounts at very cheap prices. That is a good thing. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#ability #best #buy #capital #cheap

You can design a mortgage system that is different without a Fannie and Freddie, but there are principles you have to have, to have a good system. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#different #fannie #freddie #good #mortgage

Living wild species are like a library of books still unread. Our heedless destruction of them is akin to burning the library without ever having read its books. ↗

— John Dingell

#books #burning #destruction #ever #having

This is one of the major problems we have. By the way, it was endorsed by leadership on both sides of the aisle and both ends of the Capitol, by the NRA and also by the gun control groups. ↗

— John Dingell

#also #both #both sides #capitol #control

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself. ↗

— Celine Dion

#balanced #connected #emotionally #especially #find

We suffered a setback and there were too many trades until Dave Taylor came along and Charlie Simmer. ↗

— Marcel Dionne

#came #charlie #dave #many #setback