#nat

Then I want to beat Anthony Davis' shot-block record, and I want to win National Player of the Year. I definitely plan to put the work in to accomplish those goals. ↗

— Nerlens Noel

#anthony #beat #davis #definitely #goals

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that. ↗

— Xun Zi

#good #human #human nature #i #nature

He was my favorite senator... I love him. He made the liberals squeal. ↗

— Robert Novak

#him #i #i love #liberals #love

We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#because #government #humans #nature #need

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#american-born #background #gave #many #me

My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood. ↗

— Rita Wilson

#american #born #father #greek #hollywood

I've come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and wants. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#become #come #encourage #i #life

Israel of the coastal plain, where eight out of ten Israeli Jews live far removed from the occupied territories, from the fiery Jerusalem, from the religious and nationalistic conflicts, is unknown to the outside world, almost unknown to itself. ↗

— Amos Oz

#coastal #conflicts #eight #far #fiery

He who climbs a cliff may die on the cliff, so what? Always a risk-taker by nature, now I became one by intent. ↗

— Ruth Park

#became #cliff #climbs #die #i

We dream — it is good we are dreaming — It would hurt us — were we awake — But since it is playing — kill us, And we are playing — shriek — What harm? Men die — externally — It is a truth — of Blood — But we — are dying in Drama — And Drama — is never dead — Cautious — We jar each other — And either — open the eyes — Lest the Phantasm — prove the Mistake — And the livid Surprise Cool us to Shafts of Granite — With just an Age — and Name — And perhaps a phrase in Egyptian — It's prudenter — to dream — ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#drama #dream #imagination #age