#steep

Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#brown #built #clock #country #cuckoo

Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it. ↗

— Hesiod

#close #easily #excellence #front #get

We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously in fashion. ↗

— Tommy Hilfiger

#american dream #brand #dream #europe #fashion

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. ↗

— Horace

#even #keep #mind #path #remember

I've finally learnt how to say, "No comment". To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#better #burnt #comment #curve #finally

Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb the steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar? ↗

— James Beattie

#ah #climb #fame #hard #how

Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve. ↗

— Jessica Chastain

#before #curve #films #just #learning

You can almost see voters nodding their heads at home: The public's faith in politicians and political institutions has been on a steep and dangerous decline for decades, because elected leaders fail to deliver. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#because #been #dangerous #decades #decline

In the crowded and difficult conditions of a steep hillside, houses have had to struggle to establish their territory and to survive. ↗

— Stephen Gardiner

#crowded #difficult #establish #had #houses

Again, I was influenced by my father, who was very much an atheist and took pride in combating the traditional or orthodox forms of Judaism, which his parents and which my mother's parents were very steeped in. ↗

— Robert Jay Lifton

#atheist #combating #father #forms #his