#earned

Walter, who had been in the lead all day, was the first to scramble up; a native Alaskan, he is the first human being to set foot upon the top of Alaska's great mountain, and he had well earned the lifelong distinction. ↗

— Hudson Stuck

#all day #been #being #day #distinction

I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory. ↗

— Anthony Hamilton

#i #know #learned #myself #now

Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to the first comers, who have here laid the foundations of a new State. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

#comers #first #foundations #furthermore #gain

I learned to forgive myself, and that enabled me to forgive my mother as a person. ↗

— Amy Tan

#forgive #i #learned #me #mother

He had not yet learned that the only safe male rebuke to a scornful female is to stay away from her - especially if that is what she desires. ↗

— Booth Tarkington

#desires #especially #female #had #her

After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together. ↗

— John Tesh

#album #arrangements #came #churches #eight

I learned my phrasing from Frank. I loved him so much. ↗

— Eydie Gorme

#him #i #learned #loved #much

I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#bridge #destroyed #discovered #even #every

I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling. ↗

— Frida Kahlo

#bastards #decent #drown #feeling #good

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing. ↗

— Quentin Tarantino

#applied #basically #everything #i #learned