#minds

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#brave #business #conduct #conscience #death

We really believe that whatever we put our minds to, we can achieve. ↗

— Giuliana Rancic

#believe #minds #our #put #really

She kind of reminds one of Helen. There's something very similar about Elizabeth Perkins. ↗

— Paul Reiser

#elizabeth #helen #kind #perkins #reminds

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. ↗

— Washington Irving

#above #great minds #little #little minds #minds

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. ↗

— Washington Irving

#create #disadvantage #every #irresistible #minds

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. ↗

— Robert Jackson

#believe #ceremonies #estimate #flourish #free

Power is not alluring to pure minds. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#minds #power #pure

Beware prejudices. They are like rats, and men's minds are like traps; prejudices get in easily, but it is doubtful if they ever get out. ↗

— Lord Jeffrey

#doubtful #easily #ever #get #like

What we value about music and literature are the moments that they create in our minds when we encounter them. ↗

— Stephan Jenkins

#create #encounter #literature #minds #moments

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us. ↗

— Billy Joel

#beings #completely #crazy #feel #human