#elves

Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make them. ↗

— Constantin Brancusi

#make #mind #ourselves #putting #state

Some would suggest that there has been a dramatic change in our perception of the world and ourselves within the world. Others have observed that there has been an almost complete about-face in a relatively short span of time. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#been #change #complete #dramatic #dramatic change

What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage. ↗

— Bruce Barton

#curious #die #free #get #individual

We used to have a main female vocalist. But she had a baby. Now we do the singing ourselves. ↗

— Bernie Worrell

#female #had #main #now #ourselves

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long. ↗

— Bertolt Brecht

#last #long #main #much #people

I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression. ↗

— Rory Bremner

#idea #impression #make #me #no idea

Politics, where fat, bald, disagreeable men, unable to be candidates themselves, teach a president how to act on a public stage. ↗

— Jimmy Breslin

#bald #candidates #disagreeable #fat #how

Myths are wonderful tools that we've had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#had #help #myths #navigate #now

Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

#god #judge #looks #men #our

Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. ↗

— Emily Bronte

#people #proud #sad #sorrows #themselves