#now

Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before. ↗

— Jacob August Riis

#before #blow #crack #did #gone

Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know. ↗

— Sen Rikyu

#first #heat #know #make #need

Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

However, before we make the mistake of patting ourselves on the back, let's remember: government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely. The real credit for our economic renewal belongs to the people of Alabama . ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read. ↗

— Bob Riley

#away #budding #democracies #due #half

I know that it's a big struggle with a lot of women to dress up - especially now women have been working - because it can be uncomfortable. So it was important to me with my role to make clothes that are slightly more dressed up but easy to wear. ↗

— Nicole Richie

#been #big #clothes #dress #dressed

I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#i #now #open-ended #press #referring

I don't do any songs that I'm sick of now - sometimes even songs that I request. If I'm sick of 'em I don't do 'em even for myself. ↗

— Jonathan Richman

#even #i #myself #now #request