#hi

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer. ↗

— Xenophon

#any #beauty #compulsion #dancer #does

A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do. ↗

— Lois Wyse

#becomes #children #day #enchanted #grandchildren

Give me the children until they are seven and anyone may have them afterwards. ↗

— Francis Xavier

#anyone #children #give #give me #may

Collin Jackson was a little before my time and he was a really good athlete. I've raced with him, but he's now retired. He's a really good role model and someone that I've learnt a lot from. ↗

— Liu Xiang

#before #good #him #i #jackson

Things are better now that the attention has subsided a bit, and I'm happier. Now I can concentrate on what I'm supposed to do, that is, training and running. Despite everything that's happened, I feel like I'm still the same person. ↗

— Liu Xiang

#better #better now #bit #concentrate #despite

In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write? ↗

— Gao Xingjian

#authors #continued #could #enduring #great

I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#home #homebody #how #husband #i

The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace... a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness. ↗

— Minoru Yamasaki

#belief #beliefs #center #cooperation #dedication

But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the Gothic cathedral, for instance, that we like. ↗

— Minoru Yamasaki

#cathedral #consistent #gothic #i #important

I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could. ↗

— Minoru Yamasaki

#could #everything #i #know #obviously