#thou

Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realisation. I've had what I thought were great ideas that just didn't work. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#difference #great #great ideas #had #huge

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#confrontation #i #part #project #purpose

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

#break #breaking #flesh #happens #like

The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind, so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#come #depression #done #example #for example

But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information. ↗

— Alberto Gonzales

#american #american people #certain #certain kinds #congress

Every President I think I've ever known, except Truman, has thought they didn't quite get done what they wanted done. And toward the end of their Administrations, they were disappointed and wished they had done some things differently. ↗

— Billy Graham

#disappointed #done #end #ever #every

I'd like to think I could do something great - a performance like Meryl Streep's in 'Sophie's Choice' - at some point in my life. At the same time, though, I don't want to put too much pressure on myself to be great. ↗

— Heather Graham

#could #great #i #life #like

Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. ↗

— Martha Graham

#men #need #reason #reasons #some

As I've gotten older, I've gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. It's so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair. ↗

— Lauren Graham

#because #chair #conservative #day #different

I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. ↗

— Lauren Graham

#big #big deal #dated #deal #going