#ow

One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has most. ↗

— Walter Pater

#awakening #beautiful #beauty #book #confessions

When I follow the finals of the European Cups, I look at all the aspects surrounding protocol, to get some ideas. I am interested in personalities, sponsors and the stands. But as soon as the whistle goes, it's all on the pitch. ↗

— Michel Patini

#aspects #cups #european #finals #follow

You know, my role as Vice Chairman is a lot less tiring than playing matches every three days. ↗

— Michel Patini

#days #every #know #less #lot

The greatest teacher I know is the job itself. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#i #itself #job #know #teacher

Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom. ↗

— Alan Paton

#books #die #end #hard #human

But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power. ↗

— Alan Paton

#completely #love #loves #man #one thing

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money. ↗

— Jason Patric

#down #enough #give #give me #i

If I was coming into the business today, I wouldn't be in it. Knowing what I know, absolutely not. ↗

— Jason Patric

#absolutely not #business #coming #i #into

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great movies. The lines are very, very blurred. ↗

— Jason Patric

#blurred #cover #fair #great #important

I'd love to do well on a big weekend with people watching and cheering, of course. But it's not fair to create an expectation level before I know what is realistic. I want to finish as well as possible. Is that top 20? Top 15? Top 25? You just have to play it by ear. ↗

— Danica Patrick

#big #cheering #course #create #ear