#imp

The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That's why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#bearing #become #being #believe #could

The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#embargo #imposed #maintained #nicaragua #power

I make impact plays. I make game-changing plays. ↗

— LeBron James

#impact #make #plays

You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress. ↗

— LeBron James

#bad game #continues #game #humble #i

Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up. ↗

— P. D. James

#dries #first #gush #human #human kindness

It's quite similar to guitar solos, only with programming you have to use your brain. The most important thing is that it should have some emotional effect on me, rather than just, 'Oh, that's really clever.' ↗

— Richard D. James

#clever #effect #emotional #guitar #guitar solos

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one's being added to that being. ↗

— William James

#awareness #being #conscious #known #means

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be. ↗

— William James

#clear #fully #grasp #import #never

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. ↗

— William James

#community #dies #impulse #individual #sympathy

Tom is the most eccentric person I have ever worked with. We get on very well and I am most impressed with how he can hold an audience in the palm of his hand. ↗

— Louise Jameson

#audience #eccentric #ever #get #hand