#iv

The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#become #children #different #different perspective #ironic

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#because #came #class #curious #enjoying

To change the world takes time; to change yourself takes courage. ↗

— R.S. Lowel

#positive-thinking #self-improvement #change

Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years. ↗

— Simone Signoret

#chains #hold #hundreds #marriage #people

I suspect there isn't an actor alive who was able to truthfully answer his family's questions after his first day's activity in his future profession. ↗

— Simone Signoret

#activity #actor #after #alive #answer

The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork. ↗

— Igor Sikorsky

#ahead #even #individual #mankind #more

Art is the signature of civilizations. ↗

— Beverly Sills

#civilizations #signature

On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men. ↗

— Ignazio Silone

#civilization #culture #found #group #living

We're living in a world where Google beats Gallup. ↗

— Nate Silver

#gallup #google #living #where #world

My all-time low is 62 at Bel-Air, but it was in match play, and I had two putts given to me from four feet. I'm playing only about once or twice a month. Full-time job. Full-time father. Full-time blonde. ↗

— Jack Wagner

#all-time #blonde #father #feet #four