#ours

We've shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because it embodies the spirit of enterprise and the love of liberty. And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you. ↗

— Michael Bloomberg

#because #believe #believe in yourself #defeated #diverse

In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ↗

— Neil LaBute

#open #up #you #yourself

The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans if we said no to a mosque in lower Manhattan. ↗

— Michael Bloomberg

#best part #center #city #forever #hearts

I love the sea's sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable. This, combined with the colour of the water over white sand, surprises me every time. ↗

— John Dyer

#colour #colours #combined #every #every time

What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are. ↗

— George Eastman

#during #hours #leisure #our #working

But every single damn thing matters! Only we don't realize. We just tell ourselves that art runs on one track and life, our lives, on another, and we don't realize that's a lie. ↗

— Roberto Bolano

#art #damn #damn thing #every #just

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#belt #both #efforts #firmly #leads

I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we - we own this country. We - we own it. It is not you owning it, and not politicians owning it. Politicians are employees of ours. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#employees #gentlemen #i #i think #important

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#certain #enemy #ignorant #peril #you

Give up the belief that mind is, even temporarily, compressed within the skull, and you will quickly become more manly or womanly. You will understand yourself and your Maker better than before. ↗

— Mary Baker Eddy

#before #belief #better #compressed #even