#mines

It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ideas as they pour in. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

#creative #creative work #examines #hinders #ideas

It is straightforward—and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion. ↗

— Martin Amis

#famines #god #humans #plagues #problem-of-evil

Fool of a Took!" he growled. "This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#mines-of-moria #pippin #journey

The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye color, age and Social Security number. ↗

— Dave Barry

#biological #characteristics #color #determines #dna

Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory. ↗

— Mahmoud Abbas

#any #bank #cities #citizen #civil

No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction. ↗

— Charles Kendall Adams

#amount #attains #determines #distinction #doing