#pi

Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they were physically mere extensions of one another, were separately owned and separately managed. ↗

— John Moody

#east #even #extensions #lay #managed

The very air in which you live is an inspiration. ↗

— William Henry Moody

#inspiration #live #very #which #you

When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human activity involving machinery allows. ↗

— Robert Moog

#allows #any #does #down #human

What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done. ↗

— Robert Moog

#done #driven #everything #i #i think

I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother? ↗

— Elizabeth Moon

#bother #getting #i #like #pick

In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

#achieved #among #aspect #because #before

Every religious pioneer, including Jesus Christ, was persecuted by his contemporaries. But once people understand me, their turn can be dramatic like Saint Paul's. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

#contemporaries #dramatic #every #his #including

I have not been on any river that has more of a distinctive personality than does the Missouri River. It's a river that immediately presents to the traveler, 'I am a grandfather spirit. I have a source; I have a life.' ↗

— William Least Heat-Moon

#any #been #distinctive #does #grandfather

I read the papers, I surf the Web. At the beginning of the year, I try to see at least two episodes of every show on our network. Am I surfing? All the time. I'm aware of the landscape. I'm a competitor, so I have to know whom I'm competing with. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

#aware #beginning #competing #competitor #episodes

I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

#american #american audiences #any #audiences #chance