#seemed

We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an interesting idea to go right back 100 years to find the source of some new ideas now. ↗

— Anne Dudley

#20th century #admiration #back #both #century

I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors. ↗

— King George V

#against #among #brethren #colonial #competitors

There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster. The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep. ↗

— Meg Greenfield

#court #disaster #forces #gods #listening

There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill himself; and to kill himself would have seemed cowardly, as implying fear of being killed by others. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#because #being #considered #cowardly #duty

Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#deals #depending #done #flip #get

For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, 'This isn't what I want to do' and changed course. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#changed #chose #civil #course #doing

Going to New York to do whatever - show business - it just seemed fun. It seemed fun to go to the big city and meet all kinds of different people and maybe be famous. It was just exciting. So I wasn't scared. ↗

— January Jones

#big city #business #city #different #different people

It seemed pathetic and terrible to me and it still does, that men and women work eight hours a day at jobs that bring them no joy, no reward save a few dollars. ↗

— Hortense Odlum

#day #does #dollars #eight #few

And George Carlin was a guy that the more he aged the younger he seemed. ↗

— Kevin Smith

#carlin #george #george carlin #guy #more

I saw Richard Linklater's film 'Slacker' for my twenty-first birthday. That was the moment when it all seemed possible. This guy gave me hope. ↗

— Kevin Smith

#film #gave #guy #hope #i