#ect

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical. ↗

— Maya Lin

#almost #architecture #art #childlike #go

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#confidence #esteem #forfeit #never #once

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#every #him #himself #hinder #improve

The assertion that "all men are created equal" was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#britain #created #declaration #effecting #equal

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few. ↗

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

#beautiful #cannot #collect #few #more

Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all. ↗

— Blanche Lincoln

#crime #effective #fighting #most #occurs

Americans need to call on Boomers, in their next act onstage, to behave like grown-ups. And there is no better way for them to do this than to guide young people to lives of greater meaning, effectiveness, and purpose. ↗

— Eric Liu

#behave #better #better way #boomers #call

In the end, arguing about affirmative action in selective colleges is like arguing about the size of a spigot while ignoring the pool and the pipeline that feed it. Slots at Duke and Princeton and Cal are finite. ↗

— Eric Liu

#action #affirmative #affirmative action #arguing #cal

True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We don't expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty. ↗

— Eric Liu

#calls #constitution #critical #critical role #demand

I'm intrigued by the way in which physical appearance can often direct a person's life; things happen differently for a beautiful woman than for a plain one. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#beautiful #beautiful woman #differently #direct #happen