#orr

Gesualdo was very important to me, I wanted to do something which corresponded to him. ↗

— Gyorgy Ligeti

#him #i #important #me #something

There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror of possible consequences, if you frankly accept the gift which God offers you tomorrow. ↗

— Joseph Barber Lightfoot

#back #calculation #consequences #frankly #gift

When people ask about inspirations, and you're like 'oh, it was a flower or a mountain or a pony', some people just think you're insane. I'm worried to come across that way. ↗

— Phillip Lim

#across #ask #come #flower #i

Let me tell you the polls that count, and those are the polls a couple of weeks before the election. That's when the pollsters worry about holding onto their credibility. Those are the polls that everybody remembers. ↗

— Rush Limbaugh

#before #count #couple #credibility #election

You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition. ↗

— Maya Lin

#because #competition #explore #exploring #fun

I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and it was the truth then, and it will be the truth tomorrow. ↗

— Abbey Lincoln

#i #i think #now #really #substantial

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#escape #responsibility #today #tomorrow #you

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#recognized #strive #worry #worthy #you

Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#corruption #democratic #democratic society #far #oppression

Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world stage and Washington worries about decline, it seems to be, 'Who lost America?' ↗

— Eric Liu

#ago #america #astride #capitalist #china