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The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general. ↗

— George Crumb

#after #electronically #enormous #general #had

I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have spent most of my adult life being 'someone's girlfriend', and now I am happy being single. ↗

— Penelope Cruz

#adult #adult life #am #being #come

الموت، أقسى الموت، أن تَنْحلَّ طينًا فى يد الخزّاف يعجنُهُ ويُبدئُهُ وينفخ فيه من أهوائِهِ وكأنه ما كان ذا شكلٍ ولا معنى. ↗

— محمد عفيفي مطر

#freedom-of-choiceom-of-choice #death

The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did. ↗

— Penelope Cruz

#business #did #glad #how #i

Voters are hungry for principled, conservative fighters - because the threat to our liberties from Washington never has been greater. ↗

— Ted Cruz

#been #conservative #fighters #greater #hungry

Some of us have a ragged faith. You cry for a long time, and then after that are defeated and flattened for a long time. Then somehow life starts up again. ... Some aching beauty comes with huge loss, although maybe not right away when it would be helpful. Life is a very powerful force, despite the constant discouragement. So if you are a person with connections to life, a few tendrils eventually break through the sidewalk of loss, and you notice them, maybe space out studying them for a few moments, or maybe they tickle you into movement and response, if only because you have to scratch your nose. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#beauty

It hasn't been a problem with Ben, I think we worked together very well, we don't have rows. ↗

— David Crystal

#ben #hasn #i #i think #problem

To be good, you need to believe in what you're doing. ↗

— Billy Crystal

#doing #good #need #you

People enter Web sites hoping to be led somewhere, hoping for a payoff. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#hoping #led #payoff #people #sites

As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum. ↗