#gives

The musician writes for the orchestra what his inner voice sings to him; the painter rarely relies without disadvantage solely upon the images which his inner eye presents to him; nature gives him his forms, study governs his combinations of them. ↗

— Hermann Ebbinghaus

#disadvantage #eye #forms #gives #governs

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#great #great pleasure #incorrigible #indeed #me

Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence. ↗

— Jenna Elfman

#does #encouraging #gives #hippie #hippies

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him. ↗

— Jim Elliot

#always #best #choice #gives #god

I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is something I recognise about religion: that it gives people a chance to surrender. ↗

— Brian Eno

#actually #atheist #chance #evangelical #gives

My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she's probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do. ↗

— Brett Favre

#gives #golf #hard #hard time #hunt

There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#beauty #condition #counterpoint #depth #gives

Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere. ↗

— Glenn Turner

#gets #gives #like #nowhere #rocking

I enjoy doing the research of nonfiction; that gives me some pleasure, being a detective again. ↗

— Joseph Wambaugh

#being #detective #doing #enjoy #gives

Football has been good to me. Everyone has their destiny, but you have to make use of the opportunities. I have spent 15 years at the top of my game. It makes me happy. I love the game. I love scoring goals. But I have always taken it seriously. It is not what the game gives you, it is what you give it. ↗

— George Weah

#been #destiny #everyone #football #game