#mount

Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. ↗

— Stephen Vizinczey

#cure #education #formal #formal education #fortifies

We have got some mountains to move. Three billion people - half of God's children - are living on less than $2 a day. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#children #day #god #got #half

Cycling keeps me lean and I need to stay in shape, especially as I still like eating chocolate and ice-cream! I like to go mountain biking too. Running is also good; it's what we were designed to do as humans, so it comes naturally. ↗

— Mark Webber

#biking #chocolate #comes #cycling #designed

We sold a certain, steady amount of product for them and they could count on it. When it came time to ask for the money for this new record, they dropped us. It was fine with us. It was a dead fish. ↗

— Gene Ween

#ask #came #certain #could #count

The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?' ↗

— Kanye West

#amount #apply #art #art world #board

What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains. ↗

— Tennessee Williams

#heart #human #human heart #like #line

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#better #cannot #fail #high #high wire

In a forbearance, the homeowner pays interest and principal on a smaller mortgage, at least for a time, but still owes the full amount. The lower monthly payment helps with affordability, giving stressed homeowners a break. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#break #forbearance #full #giving #helps

We will have close to 3 months of rehearsals to learn about 30 songs. Frank usually rehearsed a band for at least 3 months. If it took him that long to be comfortable we probably would need double the amount, but It's just not financially possible to do so. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

#amount #band #close #comfortable #double

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain? ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#awe-inspiring #clearly #far #far away #friend