#lively

A stone has been cast into the reliable immutable pond of the past, and as the ripples subside everything appears different. The reflections are quite other; everything has swung and shattered, it is all beyond recovery ↗

— Penelope Lively

#the-photograph #recovery

A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer. ↗

— Jane Austen

#does #ease #lively #mind #nothing

For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. ↗

— James Boswell

#among #conversation #excellencies #good #i

They're great girls. They're very funny, they're very smart, they're fun to be with. They're very lively, as I think people can tell. And you know, they're very confident girls. ↗

— Laura Bush

#fun #funny #great #i #i think

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#aisle #appears #best #best friend #books

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#enterprise #fully #i #i can #just

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today. ↗

— Jinato Hu

#basic #characteristic #condition #diversity #dynamic

I admit that the eyes of the intellectually and culturally lively tend to glaze over at the mere mention of sociology, often with ample justification. ↗

— Richard Wall

#ample #culturally #eyes #i #intellectually

A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. ↗

— James Boswell

#among #conversation #excellencies #good #lively

Life is a lively process of becoming. ↗

— Douglas MacArthur

#life #life is a #lively #process