#mph

Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.' ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#being #cannot #china #close #contemplation

In the Constitution of the American Republic there was a deliberate and very extensive and emphatic division of governmental power for the very purpose of preventing unbridled majority rule. ↗

— Robert Welch

#american republic #constitution #deliberate #division #emphatic

I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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God is gone up on high with a triumphant noise. ↗

— Charles Wesley

#gone #high #noise #triumphant #up

Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul. ↗

— Paul Whiteman

#muscles #soul #stretch #symphonies #your

This book, conceived in sorrow, composed in grief, and constructed at the brink of despair, contains my mind's best thoughts, and my soul's triumph over the powers of darkness. ↗

— Isaac Mayer Wise

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Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph. ↗

— William Butler Yeats

#knows #labours #obstacles #overcomes #triumph

Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didn't find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them. ↗

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

#eyes #fashion #find #had #happening

It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or on sexuality. ↗

— Rosanna Arquette

#emphasis #fair #not fair #put #sexuality

Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship. ↗

— Krist Novoselic

#idea #musicianship #our #play #simply