#ted

O Don Quixote, wise as thou art brave, La Mancha's splendor and of Spain the star! To thee I say that if the peerless maid, Dulcinea del Toboso, is to be restored to the state that was once hers, it needs must be that thy squire Sancho take on his bared behind, those sturdy buttocks, must consent to take three thousand lashes and three hundred more, and well laid on, that they may sting and smart; for those are the authors of her woe have thus resolved, and that is why I've come, This, gentles, is the word I bring to you. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

#translated #verse #art

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. ↗

— Arthur Balfour

#enthusiasm #enthusiasts #few #moves #speak

The horrors of the Second World War, the chilling winds of the Cold War and the crushing weight of the Iron Curtain are little more than fading memories. Ideals that once commanded great loyalty are now taken for granted. ↗

— Jan Peter Balkenende

#cold #cold war #commanded #crushing #curtain

Where I live in Connecticut was ice a mile above my house, all the way back to the North Pole, about 15 million kilometers, that's a big ice cube. But then it started to melt. We're talking about the floods of our living history. ↗

— Robert Ballard

#above #back #big #connecticut #cube

Skydiving is something I've never done! And I am very excited to take the leap with a community of like-minded courageous women. ↗

— Ann Bancroft

#community #courageous #done #excited #i

When we talk about stem cells, we are actually talking about a complicated series of things, including adult stem cells which are largely cells devoted to replacing individual tissues like blood elements or liver or even the brain. ↗

— David Baltimore

#actually #adult #adult stem cells #blood #brain

I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold. ↗

— George Linnaeus Banks

#foretold #gifted #gold #hail #i

As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related. ↗

— Eric Bana

#attracted #been #films #go #i

Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#ever #friendship #i #loyalty #me

I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#friends #grew #had #i #lost