#pet

To him, a stilted geometric love of arrangement was “system,” and indefatigable and feverish interest in the pettiest facets of day-to-day bureaucracy was “industry”, indecision when right was “caution”, and blind stubbornness when wrong, “determination. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#petty #love

and the leaves were telling secrets to the wind. ↗

— Peter Mulvey

#leaves #music #peter-mulvey #wind #music

Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#egotism #men #struggle #men

Back when I was a competitive swimmer, I used to dream of going to the Olympics. But then I changed my mind, once I found out how expensive the tickets are.
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— Jarod Kintz

#dream #expensive #mental #mind #olympics

You can't be sad when Daisy is around, she won't let you. ↗

— Maryam Faresh

#cats #daisy #deafblind #dogs #inspirational-quotes

The process by which the inanimate becomes animate seems to the audience to be a real miracle. ↗

— Sergei Obraztsov

#puppetry #inspirational

As a competitor and an athlete, you love that you get to go back and challenge someone, especially the world champs. ↗

— Tony Romo

#back #challenge #competitor #especially #get

The Lord has made us to be creative, and the sense of achievement will help to lift our spirits. ↗

— Shirley Corder

#creative #inspirational #lord-peter-wimsey #inspirational

By making the government a combination of elected officials and citizen-backed initiatives and referenda, there can truly be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. ↗

— Victoria Stoklasa

#government-corruption #inspirational #petitions #political #political-commentary

The best way to compete is to get defeat. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#defeat #fight #inspirational #warrior #inspirational