#eva

When I am training, I don't want any disturbances. I have to be focused, not losing sight of my targets. I cannot evade the fact that I am now well known and I have made already some money, but you can learn how to deal with it. ↗

— David Rudisha

#am #any #cannot #deal #disturbances

I like to think the movies that I've picked have something worthwhile to say. Something relevant. ↗

— Mark Ruffalo

#like #movies #picked #relevant #say

It is impossible that the whisper of a faction should prevail against the voice of a nation. ↗

— Lord John Russell

#faction #impossible #nation #prevail #should

One challenge to the arts in America is the need to make the arts, especially the classic masterpieces, accessible and relevant to today's audience. ↗

— William Safire

#america #arts #audience #challenge #classic

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate. ↗

— Sallust

#every #feelings #generally #most #moved

I am committed to the principle that violence is never justified as a means of ameliorating a grievance. ↗

— Justin Sane

#committed #grievance #i #i am #justified

One of the things that is devastating is I realise I haven't been living a different life than when I was, like, 12. I'm shocked at how reclusive I've been since then. I was unaware of it until recently. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#devastating #different #haven #how #i

May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best - out of it we try to fashion the crystal clear, the singular, the absolute, and that is what is relevant; that is what matters. ↗

— May Sarton

#agree #ambiguous #best #clear #crystal

In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

#different #general #grammar #inscriptions #instance

Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does it well and triumphs. ↗

— Dan Savage

#arms #choir #discourse #does #elevates