#my

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#good #i #jazz #later #mainstream

Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing. ↗

— Jon Ronson

#enjoy #i #most #mystery #solve

This universe is shot through with mystery. The very fact of its being, and of our own, is a mystery absolute, and the only miracle worthy of the name. The consciousness that animates us is itself central to this mystery and the ground for any experience we might wish to call 'spiritual.' No myths need be embraced for us to commune with the profundity of our circumstance. No personal God need be worshiped for us to live in awe at the beauty and immensity of creation. No tribal fictions need be rehearsed for us to realize, one fine day, that we do, in fact, love our neighbors, that our happiness is inextricable from their own, and that our interdependence demands that people everywhere be given the opportunity to flourish. ↗

— Sam Harris

#love #mystery #reason #religion #spirituality

The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#army #average #because #bright #business

Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

#compare #dad #does #even #football

I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#life #like #many #my life #opposition

I've trained all my life. I've always been one who enjoys training so it's not something that I think I can just stop doing. It might not be as regular but I want to keep training. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

#been #doing #enjoys #i #i can

If I'm staying in a hotel or I'm sleeping on my own I have the hairdryer on. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

#i #my own #own #sleeping #staying

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#destiny #events #expected #generation #generations

On one level, nothing's really changed in my life. I still drive my daughter in the car pool on Monday. But it's impossible not to be aware of this rush of attention; it's impossible not to be seduced by it once you've entered into it, seduced by being unhappy when the attention wanes. ↗

— Michael Tolkin

#aware #being #car #changed #daughter