#so

No philosopher understands his predecessors until he has re-thought their thought in his own contemporary terms. ↗

— Peter Frederick Strawson

#his #own #philosopher #predecessors #terms

A lot of people go off and have fun adventures, or hard adventures, and their impulse is to write about them right away. What really makes a difference is having some perspective on what happened. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#adventures #away #difference #fun #go

My concept of an advice giver had been a therapist or a know-it-all, and then I realized nobody listens to the know-it-alls. You turn to the people you know, the friend who has been in the thick of it or messed up - and I'm that person for sure. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#been #concept #friend #giver #had

I'll live a lush life in some small dive. ↗

— Billy Strayhorn

#i #life #live #lush #small

My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me. ↗

— Billy Strayhorn

#grandmother #i #little #little things #me

Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#acting #apparently #being #different #finding

You just have to keep on doing what you do. It's the lesson I get from my husband; he just says, Keep going. Start by starting. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#get #going #husband #i #just

Instant gratification is not soon enough. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#gratification #instant #instant gratification #soon

Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#birth #changes #i #immediately #personality

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference. ↗

— Meryl Streep

#compassion #desire #difference #filled #going