#nat

Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise! ↗

— Wallace Stevens

#annual #dear #her #poor #preparing

People in the Pentagon had colleagues killed and maimed by bin Laden. They're trying to find bin Laden and kill him and his cult. Naturally they consider that a legitimate thing to do, but they're having mixed success at the job. ↗

— Bruce Sterling

#colleagues #consider #cult #find #had

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

#coward #forgave #forgive #his #how

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at. ↗

— Laurence Stern

#brave #forgive #generous #how #human

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#any #because #been #guitar #harmonies

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#became #big #big star #films #goal

In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that's kind of natural for anyone who's just embraced Islam - or any religion - as a convert. It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#anyone #been #black-and-white #convert #days

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#accuse #bit #faith #fanaticism #fostering

I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls. ↗

— Connie Stevens

#bright #compassionate #i #mom #raised

Unfortunately, the public might not know that we get a script usually two days before shooting. So sometimes I'm shooting an episode and don't even know how it's going to end because I haven't read that yet. ↗

— Fisher Stevens

#before #days #end #episode #even