#end

For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#adverse #adverse conditions #against #aggression #conditions

The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#curse #diminishes #dreams #end #expectation

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#fellows #intelligence #only #our #pretend

The fly-by-nights don't want to spend any time with you. ↗

— Robert Manning

#spend #time #want #you

The format of the race weekend is also very well thought out. We have enough practice time to get the cars well set-up and have a proper qualifying session where we can do as many laps as we like, which is great for the drivers and spectators. ↗

— Nigel Mansell

#cars #drivers #enough #format #get

Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system. ↗

— Ed Markey

#economy #educational #nation #our #place

There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own. ↗

— Edwin Markham

#back #brothers #comes #destiny #goes

But he could never be a made guy himself because of his tainted blood, some Sunset Park Puerto Rican on his father's side, even though he was raised Italian. Chili didn't care to be made anyway, get into all that bullshit having to do with respect. It was bad enough having to treat these guys like they were your heroes, smile when they made some stupid remark they thought was funny. ↗

— Elmore Leonard

#mob #respect #respect

A wacky, trendy outfit on a guy over 40 indicates he's got big issues. ↗

— Merrill Markoe

#got #guy #indicates #issues #outfit

I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right. ↗

— Ziggy Marley

#always #am #artist #bob #bob marley