#ex

To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it. ↗

— William R. Alger

#appreciate #closely #correctly #created #exercise

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#come #defeated #down #even #extra

There are moments when television systems are young and haven't formed properly, and there's room for lots of original stuff. Then things become more and more top-heavy with executives who are trying to guarantee the success of things. ↗

— Terry Gilliam

#executives #formed #guarantee #haven #lots

The manner of the country makes the usage of life there, and the land will not be lived in except in its own fashion. ↗

— Mary Austin

#except #fashion #land #life #lived

So many details came into focus. The shape of his lips, the line of his neck. “I’m not dangerous,” I breathed. He brought his face toward mine. “You are to me.” And somehow, against all reason, we were kissing. I closed my eyes, and the world around me faded. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#bloodlines #cute #dangerous #kissing #love

The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we seek to protect the training mission of the U.S. military while preserving critical habitats on our ranges. ↗

— Wayne Allard

#bases #buffer #carson #country #critical

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#exercises #faith #inevitable #influence #life

We see an extensive program of dismantling state institutions... These are ingredients for catastrophe. ↗

— Iyad Allawi

#dismantling #extensive #ingredients #institutions #program

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then. ↗

— Debbie Allen

#gives #great #happening #harlem #movie

The vice-president of an advertising agency is a bit of executive fungus that forms on a desk that has been exposed to conference. ↗

— Fred Allen

#advertising agency #agency #been #bit #conference