#ria

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural and unaided productions. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#materials #natural #productions #seas #their

If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe. ↗

— Simone Weil

#civilized #destroy #enslave #europe #european

Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. ↗

— Simone Weil

#because #compulsions #conscious #crowd #dynamic

Sooner or later they are going to live in a New York City where gay marriage is not only legal, but it's common and they don't even notice. ↗

— Anthony Weiner

#common #even #gay #gay marriage #going

I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn't 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#because #bored #channels #death #early

No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant association. ↗

— Johnny Weissmuller

#incessant #marriage #stand #stand up #strain

People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe I'll just clearly tell you: Whatever I do is not art. Let's say it is just objects or materials, movies or writing, but not art, OK? ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#always #am #art #artist #clearly

The Chinese art world does not exist. In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It is impossible for a totalitarian society to create anything with passion and imagination. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#art #art world #calls #chinese #create

Newspapers write ringing editorials declaring that this is and always was a democracy. ↗

— Robert Welch

#declaring #democracy #editorials #newspapers #ringing

The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly. ↗

— Lawrence Welk

#first #first time #grow #i #invariably