#iona

The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#approaches #back #closed #eyes #his

Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#am #ancestors #cultural #derive #feeling

When we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something... but that it is a moral imperative that we have it, that is when we join the fashionable madmen. ↗

— Joan Didion

#fashionable #imperative #into #join #madmen

It would be flattering to call it a modern Dirty Harry, but I think this film deals more with the loss of his wife than the traditional revenge vigilante films. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#deals #dirty #film #films #flattering

Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside - to have a big hear and an open mind and a spectacular spleen. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#inspirational #true-beauty #attitude

We may have thesame dreams, but never thesame nigthmares. ↗

— Igbinovia Ixrael

#humour #inspirational #life #attitude

I'd rather be thought of as smart, capable, strong, and compassionate than beautiful. Those things all persist long after beauty fades. ↗

— Cassandra Duffy

#women-s-liberation #women-s-strength #beauty

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself. ↗

— Celine Dion

#balanced #connected #emotionally #especially #find

I will perform My Heart Will Go On for the rest of my life and it will always remain a very emotional experience for me. ↗

— Celine Dion

#emotional #experience #go #heart #i

If you can dream it, you can do it. ↗

— Walt Disney

#dream #dream it #you #you can do it