#pact

In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and absolute freedom in a necessity of order, has never been so promising as an independent expression as it is today. ↗

— Lincoln Kirstein

#absolute freedom #anarchy #anxious #aristocratic #authority

Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#california #compact #mexico #mr #new

I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#best #choreographer #deals #fit #gave

I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact. ↗

— Scott Walker

#future #i #impact #into #like

We've seen how grassroots journalism by blogs has had an impact at various points politically, as ordinary people have amplified stories that were being ignored by the traditional press. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#being #being ignored #blogs #grassroots #had

I heard this massive thud. I spun around, and there Keith was, on the ground. He'd cut his gums up on impact, he was very bloody, and clutching his head. I think it was a kind of wake-up call for him. ↗

— Ron Wood

#bloody #call #cut #ground #head

In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict. ↗

— Chen Ning Yang

#brought #century #china #conflict #culture

I think feminism has had a major impact on anthropology. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

#feminism #had #i #i think #impact

I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene. ↗

— Mercedes Lackey

#character #describing #everything #given #i

I think there was a sense that the impact was being lost because the audience was so familiar with the form. You combine that with people's attention spans, which are clearly conditioned to be shorter now, and there's a need to vary the paradigm. ↗

— Jim Lampley

#attention spans #audience #because #being #clearly