#firm

Well-building hat three conditions. Commodity, firmness, and delight. ↗

— Henry Wotton

#conditions #delight #firmness #hat #three

I'm so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that. ↗

— John Green

#fathers #pride #sons #father

The word 'yes' is just a sound. It's nothing without context. It can signal the end of a life, an exultation after a scored basket or a vanquished foe; it can answer questions or refute them; it's an affirmation. ↗

— Josh Hanagarne

#yes #faith

What sets science and the law apart from religion is that nothing is expected to be taken on faith. We're encouraged to ask whether the evidence actually supports what we're being told - or what we grew up believing - and we're allowed to ask whether we're hearing all the evidence or just some small prejudicial part of it. If our beliefs aren't supported by the evidence, then we're encouraged to alter our beliefs. ↗

— Gary Taubes

#beliefs #confirmation-bias #empiricism #faith #law

I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not affirm that principle, but, on the contrary, altogether excludes it. ↗

— William H. Seward

#altogether #constitution #contrary #does #excludes

I'm telling you this for one reason and one reason only: No matter how sure you are of someone's love, it's always nice to hear it. ↗

— Mike Gayle

#affirmation #confirmation #love #lovers #nice

There is no affirmation without the one who affirms. in this sense, everything to which you grant your love is yours ↗

— Ayn Rand

#love #love