#si

When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do. ↗

— Dave Matthews

#favorite #going #i #i do #just

The compulsion of fate is bitter. ↗

— Christoph Martin Wieland

#compulsion #fate

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#conduct #frame #humorous #i #i can

I have had many occasions this year where I questioned and second-guessed my decision in a game, but it comes down to learning from mistakes and being accountable for what you did right or did wrong. ↗

— Don Mattingly

#being #comes #decision #did #down

We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want. ↗

— Don Mattingly

#comes #decisions #drivers #out #temptation

I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change. ↗

— Francis Maude

#change #compromising #excited #fantastically #feel

Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes. ↗

— Christoph Martin Wieland

#oft #pleasure #source #too #transient

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#both sides #face #fact #friendships #good

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#deadening #effect #excess #exhilarating #habit

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#beauty #ecstasy #hunger #like #nothing