#ed

I enjoy the freedom of the blank page. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#blank page #enjoy #freedom #i #page

I pass over the toil and suffering and danger which attended the redemption and cultivation of their lands by the colonists, and turn to their civil condition and to the conduct and history of the government. ↗

— William H. Wharton

#civil #colonists #condition #conduct #cultivation

In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#angry #capacity #daily #daily life #deceitful

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#attentive #become #benefits #created #feel

I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#beyond #changed #else #i #lens

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#colleagues #could #difference #doubt #easier

There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to create an Edinburgh society, similar to a London society, a highbrow literature celebrity society. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#celebrity #create #edinburgh #happening #highbrow

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. ↗

— John Archibald Wheeler

#grows #ignorance #island #knowledge #live

What I had to prove was that I had a dedication and a desire and a passion to do the work and everything else would fall in place because I have a vision that I want to portray and it did and I do it. I don't sell anything. ↗

— Kim Weston

#because #dedication #desire #did #else

Some ISPs are blocking all BitTorrent traffic, because BitTorrent can be used to share files in a piratical way. Hollywood lobbying groups are trying to pass laws which would force ISPs to block or degrade BitTorrent traffic, too. Personally, I think this is like closing down freeways because a bank robber could use them to get away. ↗

— Wil Wheaton

#bank #because #block #blocking #closing