#ponder

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide. ↗

— Norman Douglas

#consolations #corner #create #creatures #deserves

I have a preponderance to look smug in photos; something to do with the way my mouth turns up at the corners. ↗

— Chris Ware

#i #look #mouth #photos #preponderance

A rose lay open in full bloom and, looking from my garden room, I watched the sun-baked flower fill with rain. It seemed so fragile, resting there, and such a silence filled the air, the beauty of the moment caused me pain. "What more?" I thought. "There must be more." As if in answer then, I saw one weighty drop that caused my rose to fall. It trembled, then cascaded down to earth just staining gentle brown and, since then, I've felt different. That's all. ↗

— Julie Andrews

#poetry #pondering #simplicity #beauty

Connecticut's first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals. ↗

— Christopher Dodd

#connecticut #day #defense #every #every day

I extend my deepest gratitude to our Armed Forces and first responders serving both at home and abroad in the war against terrorism. ↗

— John Doolittle

#against #armed #armed forces #both #deepest

From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders. ↗

— Vito Fossella

#allocated #broken #bush #bush administration #change

Every day, first responders put their own lives on the line to ensure our safety. The least we can do is make sure they have the tools to protect and serve their communities. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#day #ensure #every #every day #first

My own way of thinking is to ponder long and I hope deeply on problems and for a long time which I keep away for years and years and I never really let them go. ↗

— Roger Penrose

#deeply #go #hope #i #keep

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder. ↗

— James H. Boren

#charge #delegate #doubt #mumble #ponder

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#i #midnight #once #pondered #upon