#lives

To write the lives of the great in separating them from their works necessarily ends by above all stressing their pettiness, because it is in their work that they have put the best of themselves. ↗

— Simone Weil

#because #best #ends #great #lives

A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives. ↗

— Sanford I. Weill

#because #changed #college #ended #go

Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect. ↗

— George Weinberg

#fight #independence #lives #men #showing

I'm not saving lives. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#lives #saving

Christian teaching about sex is not a set of isolated prohibitions; it is an integral part of what the Bible has to say about living in such a way that our lives communicate the character of God. ↗

— Rowan D. Williams

#bible #character #christian #communicate #god

The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed. ↗

— Venus Williams

#did #get #good #i #lives

Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world. ↗

— Heather Wilson

#broader #difference #driven #fight #graduate

I am also actively involved in my church and its community activities. We have programs to improve the lives of our congregation and programs of outreach in the community. ↗

— Samuel Wilson

#activities #also #am #church #community

I would say to young physicians that the more you intentionally improve the lives of the people in the community you serve the better your life will be and the greater your value will be to the community. ↗

— Samuel Wilson

#community #greater #i #improve #intentionally

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not shielded in their lives from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they cannot alter, control, or singly cope with. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#alter #cannot #children #consequences #control