#erm

I always think everything is going to last forever, but nothing ever does. In fact nothing exists longer than an instant except the thing that we hold in memory ↗

— Sam Savage

#impermanence #last #life #memory #life

We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and billions... Billions of dollars are appropriated at the twinkling of an eye. Nothing little counts. ↗

— A. Philip Randolph

#appropriated #because #big #billions #counts

A hundred years ago, of course, the question that the German Composers' Co-operative asked itself sounded a lot more fundamental: How do you create a fair share for those who ensure that works can actually be performed at all? ↗

— Johannes Rau

#ago #asked #co-operative #composers #course

Well, the first time I ran into the term religion, people were asking whether you had any. You know, some people had religion and some people didn't have religion. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#asking #first #first time #had #i

When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one. ↗

— Tim Reid

#being #culture #defines #definition #determine

I think my entire career path was determined for me when I was 6 years old, watching reruns of 'I Love Lucy' on TV and thinking about making people laugh. ↗

— Paul Reubens

#career #career path #determined #entire #entire career

I had to wait a while to get the scans back but it shows nothing in terms of needing surgery which is good. I hurt my AC joint and I just need to strengthen it. There is an outside chance to start training by the end of this week and if not than the start of next week. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#chance #end #get #good #had

I've declined every congressional benefit I could decline, federal health insurance, the retirement program, the 403(b) program, which I think is overly generous. I've got self-imposed term limits of six terms if I have the privilege to serve that long. ↗

— Scott Rigell

#congressional #could #decline #declined #every

To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way. ↗

— Pat Riley

#coach #leadership #long #long term #obsessed

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these. ↗

— James Whitcomb Riley

#determination #discouraged #effort #man #persistence