#ted

If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel. ↗

— Bette Midler

#eye #granted #i #if i could #jewel

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted. ↗

— Michelangelo

#harm #than #time #wasted

It was a presidential election year, and as a member of a consortium of Ivy League radio stations, we participated in 'network' coverage of election night. ↗

— Andrea Mitchell

#coverage #election #ivy #ivy league #league

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#drinking #every #indeed #means #melancholy

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#forced #help #life #long #long life

I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#away #back #being #competitive #considered

I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#basics #gymnastics #i #started #went

I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#games #i #image #like #looked

In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#accomplished #after #already #blessing #continued

I walk the streets, take the train, it's real simple. Some actors create their own mythology: 'Oh, I'm so famous I can't go places, because I created this mythology that I'm so famous I can't go places.' ↗

— Samuel L. Jackson

#create #created #famous #go #i