#rise

On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#built #civil #civil war #darkness #facing

Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#decline #itself #law #own #seeds

The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all. ↗

— Jon Crosby

#definitely #expecting #incredibly #into #just

Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways. ↗

— Samuel McChord Crothers

#amazing #being #different #different ways #fail

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche. ↗

— George Crumb

#arise #composers #deeper #discussions #i

I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#i #me #nothing #politics #surprises

My first job now is as a mother, everything else is secondary. My kids understand that I am an actress, and they are always so surprised to hear my voice on a cartoon character, or see my face on a video box. If it ever gets to be too much though, the career and the kids, I will simply set the career aside. ↗

— Joan Cusack

#always #am #aside #box #career

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise. ↗

— Thomas Dekker

#eyes #golden #kiss #rise #slumbers

It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject; the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual. ↗

— Alexander Fleming

#details #due #enterprise #first #idea

I'm a big believer in free enterprise. If people want to try it, then go for it. ↗

— Vince Flynn

#big #big believer #enterprise #free #free enterprise