#quit

Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in the trenches, in spite of the roaring of the cannon about us and the whizzing of shrapnel over our heads. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

#accustomed #actually #asleep #cannon #circumstances

I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first victim in my platoon. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

#afterwards #any #death #die #first

Maybe in past years, perhaps women didn't feel quite as comfortable with revealing themselves, and their skills and their crafts... and now we are, so we're out there, just like the guys. ↗

— Chantal Kreviazuk

#crafts #feel #guys #just #like

Once I got a record contract, and I took my songs which weren't quite finished, or maybe they were a good idea, maybe they weren't. I took them into the studio and developed them. They came to life and they evolved... and they're great. ↗

— Chantal Kreviazuk

#contract #developed #evolved #finished #good

My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#dominant #dominant force #education #everything #exclusivity

Go on thinking that you don't need to be read and you'll find that it may become quite true: no one will feel the need tom read it because it is written for yourself alone; and the public won't feel any impulse to gate crash such a private party. ↗

— Dylan Thomas

#any #because #become #crash #feel

Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting. ↗

— Kristin Scott Thomas

#having #leading #leading man #man #prettier

It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a lot to contribute to the imbalance quite frankly. ↗

— Emma Thompson

#contribute #developing #developing world #done #frankly

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhibitionist you are, I suppose. I quite enjoy it. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#any #audience #clothes #depends #enjoy

It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#identity #national #national sovereignty #politically #preserve