#suddenly

Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession. ↗

— Isaac Watts

#always #appearances #as far as #circumstances #depth

At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly the toast of Hollywood and London's West End. My immature wishes and naive opinions were treated with respect. ↗

— Jack Wild

#briefly #end #hollywood #i #immature

A career in journalism suddenly lost its appeal. ↗

— Andy Grove

#career #journalism #lost #suddenly

Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are aware that the thing we fear to attempt, is already accomplished. ↗

— Amelia Barr

#already #attempt #aware #events #fear

In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence. ↗

— Carl Spitteler

#financial #granted #independence #july #me

A collection is not just one basic idea. It comes from something that is in the air, something you suddenly like and put down on paper and then work out. ↗

— Karl Lagerfeld

#basic #basic idea #collection #comes #down

I usually doze off between 7:30 and 9 p.m. while putting my baby to sleep. Then I suddenly wake up remembering I'm an adult with no bedtime. I spend the next four hours catching up on reading, e-mails, and other adult pursuits until I collapse for good until sunrise. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#baby #bedtime #between #catching #collapse

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#life #new #new way #something #suddenly

Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark. ↗

— Anne Sullivan Macy

#clear #dark #falls #history #humanity

Whenever the people are for gay marriage or medical marijuana or assisted suicide, suddenly the "will of the people" goes out the window. ↗

— Bill Maher

#gay #gay marriage #goes #marriage #medical