#persons

For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons would say, write us a symphony or write us a song, on commission. The artists would come up with a masterpiece without waiting to have their muse inspire them. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#artists #come #commission #having #hundreds

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation. ↗

— Jerzy Kosinski

#conversation #forum #hold #limited #limited number

In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace. ↗

— Claudio Hummes

#construction #effective #entire #fact #in fact

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#also #arms #cease #defense #hostilities

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space. ↗

— Philip Johnson

#contains #design #exalts #great #persons

Traditionally, Medicare's assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden of their health care costs. ↗

— Mike Fitzpatrick

#assurance #been #burden #care #care costs

The individual makes a clear effort to define moral values and principles that have validity and application apart from the authority of the groups of persons holding them and apart from the individual's own identification with the group. ↗

— Lawrence Kohlberg

#application #authority #clear #define #effort

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership. ↗

— Jerzy Kosinski

#apprehensive #been #carry #certain #homeless

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. ↗

— James Thurber

#any #beliefs #certain #dogs #few

One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organizations do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always. ↗

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

#any #careful #church #constitute #dead