#on

No matter how vital experience might be while you lived it, no sooner was it ended and dead than it became as lifeless as the piles of dry dust in a school history book. ↗

— Ellen Glasgow

#book #dead #dry #dust #ended

I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot. ↗

— Ira Glass

#big #characters #counts #emotional #fiction

We're Jews, my family, and Jews break down into two distinct subcultures: book Jews and money Jews. We were money Jews. ↗

— Ira Glass

#break #distinct #down #family #into

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted. ↗

— Ira Glasser

#cannot #ceremony #choosing #forced #liberty

You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide. ↗

— Ira Glasser

#course #decide #defend #i #know

It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice. ↗

— William Glasser

#almost #among #anyone #aware #becoming

Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk with a group of friendly students for at least half an hour and be able to engage them in an interesting conversation about any subject the prospective teacher wants to talk about. ↗

— William Glasser

#about #allowed #any #asked #being

They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good, if not, it doesn't matter; certainly, not to me. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#certainly #else #good #likes #matter

That ability to take in your surroundings and sort out the important stuff, to be aware, to be vigilant. Then take all that information, put it together, and see if it makes sense to you. ↗

— Paul Gleason

#aware #important #important stuff #information #makes

I think every character actor at some stage likes to carry a film. It can be extremely liberating to just come in for a scene or two and do your thing. But I find it frustrating if I'm just doing little bits here and there for too long. ↗

— Brendan Gleeson

#bits #carry #character #character actor #come