#port

To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes. ↗

— William Blake

#beautiful #eyes #filled #grapes #guinea

People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time. ↗

— Mike Ditka

#cop-out #excuses #greater #i #important

It's nerve wracking being in the stadium with so many people supporting. ↗

— Yohan Blake

#many #nerve #people #stadium #supporting

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#championships #father #fun #gave #good

Green technologies - going green - is bigger than the Internet. It could be the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century. ↗

— John Doerr

#bigger #biggest #century #could #economic

By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation. ↗

— Christopher Dodd

#economy #ensure #families #job #meeting

It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#happen #important #make #memorable #mistakes

When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self employed prior to this happening. It was my mental preparation meeting the opportunity in that moment. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#being #cut #employed #feet #had

All cities do face similar, significant trends in the future... most importantly global warming and climate change. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#cities #climate #climate change #face #future

I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I'm always amazed how much people talk about celebrity and fame. I don't understand the attraction. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#always #amazed #attraction #both #celebrity