#mir

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#because #being #birds #finer #may

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#cartoon #constantly #continuous #fabric #miracles

I got to sit down with people who I admired, and have conversations with some of the greatest thinkers and artists and performers. It's a huge privilege for me to be a journalist. ↗

— James Daly

#artists #conversations #down #got #greatest

You know, I looked at my face in the mirror this morning, and I like being old. My face has more content and when I train in the gym now, I am not training to be strong or handsome - just better than I was yesterday. These days the race is just against myself. ↗

— Jean Claude Van Damme

#am #be strong #being #better #content

I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in the music business. You really have to work hard and diligently. Sometimes actors can be lazy and get away with it, but you can't do that if you're a musician. ↗

— Blythe Danner

#adored #always #away #business #diligently

My mother is a walking miracle. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#miracle #mother #walking

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle. ↗

— Patty Duke

#depression #evolution #manic #miracle #recovery

When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in front of the bathroom mirror, practising. I did my first show in the third grade and just kept going; there was no reason to quit. ↗

— Jeff Dunham

#books #christmas #did #dummy #eight

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill. ↗

— Leo Durocher

#come #coming #goes #guys #i

I admire the Elsie Tanners and Barbara Windsors of the world: people who have crawled back from the abyss. I'm quite camp in that respect. ↗

— Jenny Eclair

#admire #back #barbara #camp #crawled