#ren

Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#blade #draws #each #earth #faith

I came back to my original wife. I came back to her after I made a few boo-boos in my life. Coming back to her was good for me, good for her and good for the children. ↗

— Jean Claude Van Damme

#back #came #children #coming #few

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#detecting #exact #great #great men #greatness

Bruce Wayne is Batman. He became Batman the instant his parents were murdered. Batman needs Bruce, however hollow that identity feels to him from time to time. Bruce keeps Batman human. ↗

— Kevin Conroy

#became #bruce #feels #from time to time #him

Once the violence has ceased, the US should immediately call on the World Bank and other international institutions to convene a donors conference to rebuild Lebanon's shattered infrastructure. ↗

— John Conyers

#call #ceased #conference #donors #immediately

The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite. ↗

— John Conyers

#done #exact #exact opposite #four #grants

I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me. ↗

— Blythe Danner

#different #having #i #i can #image

Even some of the greatest technology-led revolutions, or allegedly technology-led, really were only made possible because of trends already present. ↗

— Scott Cook

#already #because #even #greatest #made

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#build #down #expect #pulling #strong

I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the road and the music and different players. It makes me a richer human being. I have a greater source of information to tap into, a wealth of life. ↗

— Rita Coolidge

#different #different players #experience #experiencing #got