#mo

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#history #modern #nations #political #political history

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing. ↗

— Lionel Messi

#because #being #benefits #better #comes

As I get older I'm more and more comfortable being alone. ↗

— Sienna Miller

#being #being alone #comfortable #get #i

We will not take Arsenal lightly for one minute, as they showed in the two matches against us last season that they can be dangerous opponents if we lose our concentration for a moment. ↗

— Lionel Messi

#arsenal #concentration #dangerous #last #last season

I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year. ↗

— Mark Messier

#conditioning #effort #i #just #keep

Today, Labour has a disruptive economic narrative - that Britain needs fundamental change in its market structure and culture to compete in the modern world. ↗

— David Miliband

#change #compete #culture #disruptive #economic

I wanted the press to become something of a movement. Not a movement committed to a particular "ism," but a gathering together of writers with an aesthetic approach to literature and with a lust for excellence. ↗

— John Metcalf

#approach #become #committed #excellence #gathering

From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles. ↗

— Pat Metheny

#became #culture #guitar #icon #mostly

I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz. ↗

— Pat Metheny

#almost #any #discussion #fundamentalist #i

I was a social worker for Baltimore families. Now I'm a social worker building opportunities for families throughout America. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#baltimore #building #families #i #now