#reason

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#passions #reason

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular. ↗

— Tony Robbins

#anything #concentrate #dabble #deciding #direct

Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and who were generals and soldiers. ↗

— Cokie Roberts

#declaration #diminished #generals #independence #men

But if you love animals for all the right reasons- and that's just love and affection- then you're going to go after animals who need you. ↗

— Eric Roberts

#go #going #just #love #need

In essence, I owe my career to Garry Marshall. There was no known reason for him to hire me for 'Pretty Woman.' ↗

— Julia Roberts

#essence #garry #him #hire #i

It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time. ↗

— Robin Roberts

#almost #always #any #anyone #cancer

There is no magical reason why I am where I am. And there is absolutely no reason why you can't be where you want to be. If it can happen for me, it can happen for you, too. And it would be a privilege for me to help you get there. ↗

— Robin Roberts

#am #get #happen #help #i

You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today. ↗

— Oscar Robertson

#dunk #games #happens #high #high school

But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#anything #because #beliefs #believe #certain

The other reason that I am here today, again from the State Department and from the court record of the court of appeals, is that when I am abroad I speak out against the injustices against the Negro people of this land. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#again #against #am #appeals #court