#imp

It is exceedingly improbable that the identical action of the corresponding parts of the two retina is the result of a certain habituation, or of the influence of the mind. ↗

— Johannes P. Muller

#certain #corresponding #exceedingly #habituation #identical

All prizes have a role, if they are run with integrity and with a clear focus on reading and quality writing. I don't think any of them is necessary, but they all play an incredibly important role in building a body of literature, in introducing new authors to new readers, and extending reading. ↗

— Kate Mosse

#authors #body #building #clear #extending

The god of the Christians, as we have seen, is the god who makes promises only to break them; who sends them pestilence and disease in order to heal them; a god who demoralizes mankind in order to improve it. ↗

— Johann Most

#christians #disease #god #heal #improve

While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of 'difficult' poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and there's room for 'difficult' poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry won't be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#also #because #choice #culture #days

Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#already #been #crown #fall #first

How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can. ↗

— Nana Mouskouri

#best way #decide #did #how #important

Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that. ↗

— Kate Mulgrew

#simple #writing

We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all government initiatives. I think what made us successful was the fact that it was a sustained approach. We did something new every year. ↗

— Brian Mulroney

#cabinet #committee #created #did #environment

Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does. ↗

— Walter Murch

#any #art #art form #dedication #does

I sometimes like the situation that forces you to rely on your instinct and impulses. ↗

— Donna Murphy

#i #impulses #instinct #like #rely