#mma

It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear. ↗

— Italo Calvino

#ear #story #voice

In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum. ↗

— John Carpenter

#director #england #filmmaker #germany #horror

When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. ↗

— George Washington Carver

#attention #command #common #common things #common way

I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief. ↗

— Fidel Castro

#aspire #chief #commander #council #i

Tis a dainty thing to command, though twere but a flock of sheep. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#dainty #flock #sheep #thing #though

And I remember how proud I was to put on my training jersey and go out on the field. Making it back to that environment was for me my greatest moment, because somebody had told me I couldn't do it and I never gave up on myself, the game and my teammates. ↗

— Brandi Chastain

#because #environment #field #game #gave

I love my mother Ali so much. I'm a momma's boy. I just have a very cool mom. It's not as though I had any say in the matter. I'm just really fortunate. She's the most kind, loving, giving woman. ↗

— Hayden Christensen

#any #boy #cool #fortunate #giving

I'd be cheating everyone here, the staff and rest of my teammates, if I wasn't able to stay on top of my work. It was almost like therapy, to come back and get in an environment I'm comfortable with. ↗

— Roger Clemens

#almost #back #cheating #come #comfortable

Come forward as servants of Islam, organize the people economically, socially, educationally and politically and I am sure that you will be a power that will be accepted by everybody. ↗

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

#corruption #culture #education #harmony #humor

That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval. ↗

— Bainbridge Colby

#command #criticism #debatable #does #fair