#lee

O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful breast. ↗

— Anne Boleyn

#bring #careful #death #ghost #me

Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep. ↗

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

#die #doze #laurels #off #resting

One of the funny things of being a producer, you have these fleeting, intense relationships with people, and they go off to global megastardom, and you don't see them. ↗

— Paul Epworth

#fleeting #funny #funny things #global #go

Old age: I fall asleep during the funerals of my friends. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#asleep #during #fall #friends #funerals

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong. ↗

— Bono

#allied #bend #bit #detached #dream

It looks like you can write a minimalist piece without much bleeding. And you can. But not a good one. ↗

— David Foster Wallace

#good #like #looks #minimalist #much

You know how most dogs lick you on the cheek? If you're sleeping and not ready for it, my dog, Joe, will get his tongue inside your mouth. It's by far the worst kiss I've ever had. ↗

— Will Estes

#dog #dogs #ever #far #get

Not a moment had been lost by General Hooker in the pursuit of Lee. ↗

— Edward Everett

#general #had #lee #lost #moment

That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter. ↗

— Edward Everett

#apparent #battle #could #doubt #encounter

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all. ↗

— Sam Ewing

#character #hard #hard work #noses #people