#ling

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#chiefest #man #point #willing

Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#also #coast #dealing #devastation #gulf

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

I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic. ↗

— Bono

#being #cobain #good #i #ironic

Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and representation of Muslim citizens, and occasional but lingering anti-Semitism. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#anti-semitism #argue #been #cannot #citizens

Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim world, suspicions linger concerning the objectives of the West and notably the US. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#east #explicitly #linger #made #middle

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#bothered #creativity #else #focusing #granted

When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. ↗

— Julius Erving

#ball #daylight #handling #i #i always

You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you. ↗

— Julius Erving

#people #pulling #vibes #you

Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? ↗

— M. C. Escher

#ceiling #floor #really #sure #you