#gather

The tendency to gather and to breed philosophers in universities does not belong to ages of free and humane reflection: it is scholastic and proper to the Middle Ages and to Germany. ↗

— George Santayana

#belong #breed #does #free #gather

He ploughs the waves, sows the sand, and hopes to gather the wind in a net, who places his hopes in the heart of a woman. ↗

— Jacopo Sannazaro

#heart #his #hopes #net #places

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11. ↗

— Adam Schiff

#avoid #better #equally #fast #find

On April 19 1943, the Bermuda conference gathered, with the participation of representatives from Britain and the United States, in order to discuss saving the Jews of Europe. In fact, the participants did everything in their power to avoid dealing with the problem. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#avoid #britain #conference #dealing #did

Music is gathering. Taking our scattered thoughts and senses and coalescing us back into our core. Music is powerful. The first few chords can change us where no self-help books can. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#books #change #chords #core #few

Another night I dreamed I heard heavenly music sounding in my ears, and a flock of sheep was gathering round it. When the music ceased, the sheep leaped for joy, and ran together, shaking their heads; and one shook his head almost off, and seemed to have nothing but ears. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

#another #ceased #dreamed #ears #flock

Now I've even gotten to running out to the fan buses that pass by our house, so I can talk to the people. I think I'm trying to gather fans, frankly. They're very, very nice people - they really understand. It's fun talking to them. ↗

— Aaron Spelling

#even #fan #fans #frankly #fun

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal that you can gather votes like box tops is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process. ↗

— Adlai Stevenson

#breakfast #breakfast cereal #candidates #cereal #democratic

I'd wake up in the morning and I would think, 'Where am I?' I'd have to gather myself. ↗

— Pat Summitt

#gather #i #morning #myself #think

I'm going to gather all the French people who want change. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#french #french people #gather #going #i