#ore

Dumbledore paused, and although his voice remained light and calm, and he gave no obvious sign of anger, Harry felt a kind of chill emanating from him and noticed that the Dursleys drew very slightly closer together. “You did not do as I asked. You have never treated Harry as a son. He has known nothing but neglect and often cruelty at your hands. The best that can be said is that he has at least escaped the appalling damage you have inflicted upon the unfortunate boy sitting between you. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#dudley-dursley #mistreatment #petunia-dursley #vernon-dursley #anger

Boredom is that awful state of inaction when the very medicine ― that is, activity ― which could solve it, is seen as odious. Archery? It is too cold, and besides, the butts need re-covering; the rats have been at the straw. Music? To hear it is tedious; to compose it, too taxing. And so on. Of all the afflictions, boredom is ultimately the most unmanning. Eventually, it transforms you into a great nothing who does nothing ― a cousin to sloth and a brother to melancholy. ↗

— Margaret George

#music

This Epistle, is therefore a legacy to the Christians of all ages. ↗

— John Strachan

#christians #epistle #legacy #therefore

You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever. ↗

— George Strait

#country #country music #forever #going #know

I think your self emerges more clearly over time. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#emerges #i #i think #more #over

It took a long time to get out of my contract. The producers thought I was negotiating for more money. ↗

— Sherry Stringfield

#get #i #long #long time #money

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that. ↗

— Derek Jeter

#believe #excuse #harder #i #i believe

The win is more important than how you do it. ↗

— Kyle Johnson

#important #more #than #win #you

The reason Apple is really good, I think, and the reason their stores succeeded, is not just 'cause we know the big idea, but we have a real passion for the littlest detail. It's legendary in our products. ↗

— Ron Johnson

#big #big idea #cause #detail #good

One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. ↗

— Sophie Swetchine

#before #enemy #force #must #resisted