#magnificent

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. ↗

— Jack London

#atom #dust #every #glow #i

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. ↗

— Jack London

#add #beauty #belongs #book #estate

'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate. ↗

— John Malkovich

#animal #beautiful #celebrate #close #magnificent

I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#best #brought #called #closer #consequences

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#courage #dramatic #final #less #magnificent

Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#flowering #magnificent #plant #weed

Jackie Kennedy was magnificent in the days and weeks immediately following her husband's assassination. She was especially wonderful to me. ↗

— Pierre Salinger

#days #especially #following #her #husband

Notwithstanding these setbacks, the dream of a beautiful American orchestra goes on, and I share Dr. King's faith that each year we move inexorably closer to a magnificent opening night. ↗

— Adam Schiff

#beautiful #closer #dr #dream #each

Maimed but still magnificent... Europe's mightiest medieval cathedral. ↗

— R. W. Apple, Jr.

#europe #magnificent #maimed #medieval #mightiest

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding. ↗

— Louis Gerstner

#compassion #dreams #human #love #machine