#ness

The occasion of this sadness is expressed in a word, but must be considered in many more, as being the principal concernment both of the Text and Time. ↗

— John Pearson

#both #considered #expressed #many #more

I may not be the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick the smartest people to do business with and size them up very fast. ↗

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

#smart #age

The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying. ↗

— Jean Paul

#darkness #death #dying #evening #like

Along with our friends in the GCC, the first order of business is stability. Beyond the imperative of stability, the most important priority is job creation for all Bahrainis. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#beyond #business #creation #first #friends

I could have started a for-profit, venture-backed business that has a good spirit, and I think there are many of them - Google for instance. Maybe I could reach a billion people. That is high impact, but what happens in 50 years? ↗

— Salman Khan

#business #could #good #google #happens

I am thankful when I am hungry because then I know that when I eat, the food will taste better. Life has taught me that my true contentment rests in hope, and the pleasure itself is secondary. It is self-awareness, not happiness, that maintains peace. ↗

— Criss Jami

#content #contentment #eating #enjoyment #faith

Get close enough to someone and his or her halo slips--not because they're bad, but because they're mortal. ↗

— Patricia Raybon

#forgiveness

Jill had three basic statements about life, 1. It is your life, usually with some added social commentary. 2. What you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things. 3. No one ever said that life was fair. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#family #friendship #home #inspitational #life

The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness. ↗

— Mike Krzyzewski

#had #high #high level #i #knew

The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. ↗

— Milan Kundera

#happiness #laughter #like #sound #temple