#pre

My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and the thought of his own. ↗

— Thomas Hardy

#emotion #express #his #opinion #own

Being named as a finalist for the USA Basketball National Team is an unbelievable feeling and an opportunity that is truly humbling. It is an honor to be included with such talented players and I look forward to the chance to represent my country this summer. ↗

— James Harden

#being #chance #country #feeling #finalist

As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal. ↗

— P. J. Harvey

#arts #arts school #deal #degree #fine

I did photography, painting, and drawing, but I prefer sculpture. I like it because it's very physical. ↗

— P. J. Harvey

#did #drawing #i #like #painting

I don't think that much anymore in terms of 'write a record, record a record, tour a record,' because in my own mind, things have changed, in that I'm just an ongoing artist. I'm not quite sure what the next project needs to be until it presents himself, and then I know. I just follow dutifully while I'm being led. ↗

— P. J. Harvey

#artist #because #being #changed #follow

We shall be better prepared for the future if we see how terrible, how doomed the present is. ↗

— Iris Murdoch

#doomed #future #how #prepared #present

Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm. ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#baseball #catch #dad #farm #first

If I walked back into the booth in the year 2025, I don't think it would have changed much. I think baseball would be played and managed pretty much the same as it is today. It's a great survivor. ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#baseball #booth #changed #great #i

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#antagonize #cannot #global #great #learn

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#american president #bush #call #first #george