#high

The function of literature, through all its mutations, has been to make us aware of the particularity of selves, and the high authority of the self in its quarrel with its society and its culture. Literature is in that sense subversive. ↗

— Lionel Trilling

#aware #been #culture #function #high

That's double-edged: it's amazing that they're bringing me in and showing people new ideas, and at the same time it's a little hard because seventy percent of the time or even higher I'm not going to get those roles. ↗

— Rachel True

#because #bringing #double-edged #even #get

I thought back to Meg’s advice about Hemingway sentences—simple declarative statements that showed the truth and distilled the meaning. My first attempt at that had been cynical and messed up. I gave it a go again. Find one lost sheep. The angels rejoice. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#college #cynicism #dating #faith #glass-girl

But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way. ↗

— Tina Turner

#higher #higher level #i #i believe #level

In 2011, agricultural exports hit a record high and producers saw their best incomes in nearly 40 years. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#best #exports #high #hit #incomes

I've decided to listen to my doctors and get the procedure I need on my knee. USA Basketball said I had to do what was best for me. They want me to be obviously as healthy as possible so I can continue to play this game at a high level. ↗

— Dwyane Wade

#best #continue #decided #doctors #game

In my freshman year in high school, I went to the only public high school in Boston with a theatre program. ↗

— Donnie Wahlberg

#freshman #freshman year #high #high school #i

Look, if you're driving down the highway at 120 miles an hour, I'd rather be behind the wheel than in the backseat. ↗

— Mark Wahlberg

#behind #down #driving #highway #hour

The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success. ↗

— Denis Waitley

#attitude #birth #criterion #edge #gifted

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs. ↗

— Horace Walpole

#foot #high #i #monarchs #naked