#stance

I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time; I loved it out of season and when it was rough. ↗

— Jo Brand

#i #long-distance #lot #loved #moved

The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing. ↗

— William Falconer

#being #circumstance #every #facility #fleet

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you have hope, but you can't rely on any of these things to see you through. Circumstances do that. ↗

— Anita Brookner

#circumstances #energy #feel #free #hope

Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that of saving congressional souls. ↗

— James L. Buckley

#beyond #circumstances #congressional #elective #elective office

Beauty set up distance between other people and me. It warped their behavior. ↗

— Candice Bergen

#behavior #between #distance #me #other

Resistance has no conscience. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

#art

Our nation and those of the developed world must offer our own resistance to despot leaders who seek to commit murder on the basis of religion or race. ↗

— Tim Bishop

#commit #despot #developed #developed world #leaders

Well, first of all, you read the script a million times. Because what the script gives you are given circumstances. Given circumstances are all the facts of your character. ↗

— Viola Davis

#character #circumstances #facts #first #first of all

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. ↗

— Mark Twain

#circumstances #denied #even #prayer #profanity

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa. ↗

— Art Blakey

#america #american #art #art form #connect