#though

By action and reaction do we become strong or weak, according to the character of our thoughts and mental states. Fear is the deadly nightshade of the mind. ↗

— Edward Walker

#action #become #character #deadly #fear

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought. ↗

— Peter Ustinov

#easy way #habit #oppressive #out #religion

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts. ↗

— Paul Valery

#distant #fine #finite number #infinite #infinite number

Often and often must he have thought, that, to be or not to be forever, was a question, which must be settled; as it is the foundation, and the only foundation upon which we feel that there can rest one thought, one feeling, or one purpose worthy of a human soul. ↗

— Jones Very

#feeling #forever #foundation #human #human soul

At the end of your life, it's friendships, emotions and thoughts that you take with you, rather than what's in your bank account. So, even though people don't have a lot here, they are a lot richer in many ways and we can learn from that. ↗

— Sebastian Vettel

#bank #bank account #emotions #end #even

I suddenly felt the plane go down. I thought we were going to die. I was really scared. I was sitting with my head in my hands. ↗

— Estella Warren

#down #felt #go #going #hands

Many individual growers now are growing organic fruit, and many are taking it upon themselves to market their own products to the public, as opposed to necessarily going through big processors, although, obviously, the bulk of the fruit still is dealt with that way. ↗

— Greg Walden

#big #bulk #dealt #fruit #going

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything! ↗

— Denzel Washington

#everything #green #i #knew #know

I moved to New York when I was 17 and I had no idea what I was doing. I really thought I was going to take that city by storm and it taught me a lot; it was like the school of life. For me, it was like a series of really hilarious experiences in New York with getting jobs and getting fired. ↗

— Dreama Walker

#doing #experiences #fired #getting #going

When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions. ↗

— Mort Walker

#black #flap #having #i #increase