#return

One of our theories is that one can offset this excessive compulsion toward the spectacular with a return to simplicity. ↗

— Rem Koolhaas

#excessive #offset #our #return #simplicity

Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return? ↗

— Epictetus

#any #case #child #dead #deprived

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#age #approach #aware #childhood #children

Soon after, I returned home to my family, with a determination to bring them as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise, at the risk of my life and fortune. ↗

— Daniel Boone

#bring #determination #esteemed #family #fortune

I said to Scott that the ascent seemed to be going slowly and that I was concerned descending climbers could possibly run out of oxygen before their return to camp IV. ↗

— Anatoli Boukreev

#before #camp #climbers #concerned #could

Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return. ↗

— Jim Evans

#demanded #i #i always #job #jobs

When you have two busy kids running around the house, returning e-mails is a task, let alone surfing the web. ↗

— Tom Brady

#around #busy #e-mails #house #kids

The curse of Adam and Eve that fell upon the earth because of their sin will be lifted when Christ returns. ↗

— Tim LaHaye

#because #christ #curse #earth #eve

I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return. ↗

— Billy Bragg

#falklands #first #got #gulf #gulf war

The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#cyberspace #depend #earnings #format #get