#ring

After that hard winter, one could not get enough of the nimble air. Every morning I wakened with a fresh consciousness that winter was over. There were none of the signs of spring for which I used to watch in Virginia, no budding woods or blooming gardens. There was only—spring itself; the throb of it, the light restlessness, the vital essence of it everywhere: in the sky, in the swift clouds, in the pale sunshine, and in the warm, high wind—rising suddenly, sinking suddenly, impulsive and playful like a big puppy that pawed you and then lay down to be petted. If I had been tossed down blindfold on that red prairie, I should have known that it was spring. ↗

— Willa Cather

#nature #nature-s-beauty #prairie #similies #spring

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative. ↗

— Johnny Rotten

#absolutely #boring #most #negative #positive thing

What we have seen in financial markets should bring home to us all that the central organising principle of this 21st century is interdependence. For the century just past, interdependence may have been one option among many. For the century that is to come, there is no longer an alternative. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#alternative #among #been #bring #central

My focus in 2010 was on just running fast races. My focus in 2011 was for winning at the World Championships. This year has been a combination of the two so we'll see what kind of time it brings. ↗

— David Rudisha

#brings #championships #combination #fast #focus

We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts. ↗

— Criss Jami

#attraction #conversation #curiosity #fascination #females

Obviously, the difference between a game and actual training is you're using your whole body, so in that sense, maybe not, although maybe something to do with reaction, the speed of reaction, maybe that was of use during the training. ↗

— Chiaki Kuriyama

#although #between #body #difference #during

I think one's sexuality can be the center of life, and coming out and discovering your sexuality is something that really can define your existence. ↗

— Mia Kirshner

#coming #define #discovering #existence #i

In crises the most daring course is often safest. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#crises #daring #most #often #safest

We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#assure #assuring #better #better chance #cannot

People hate cardio. I hate cardio. But pick the five top songs that you love. Do your cardio during these songs, and you're done. I'd say 95 percent of the time you don't even know you just did it. ↗

— Taylor Kitsch

#did #done #during #even #five