#ear

The land of possibility is a better place to make your home than the realm of expectation will ever be ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#aspirations #expectation #fears #finding-yourself #hopes

Sweetheart, darling, dearest, it was funny to think that these endearments, which used to sound exceedingly sentimental in movies and books, now held great importance, simple but true verbal affirmations of how they felt for each other. They were words only the heart could hear and understand, words that could impart entire pentameter sonnets in their few, short syllables. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#falling-in-love #feelings #heart #love #love-at-first-sight

Romance is the sweetening of the soul With fragrance offered by the stricken heart. ↗

— Wole Soyinka

#romance #soul #soul

I have often heard it said that the United States is isolated and is not interested in European affairs. I assure you that this is not the case. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

#assure #case #european #heard #i

I have lifelong friends. My oldest friend, Herbie, has been a friend since I was 9. I've had bonds for over 50 years with people. ↗

— Larry King

#bonds #friend #friends #had #herbie

They can't take your house and give it to the mayor's mistress, even if they pay you for it. But they can, apparently, take your house and tear it down to make room for a development of trendy shops and restaurants, a hotel and so on. ↗

— Michael Kinsley

#development #down #even #give #hotel

It's not about earning a paycheck, it's about doing something good that you believe in. ↗

— Adam Kinzinger

#believe #doing #earning #good #paycheck

Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart. ↗

— Allen Klein

#effect #heart #laughter #maryland #may

Walking has been ridiculous in college basketball the past 15 years. ↗

— Bobby Knight

#been #college #past #ridiculous #walking

The main environmental challenge of the 21st century is poverty. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, it's hard to consider the environment 100 years down the line. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#21st century #century #challenge #coming #consider