#time

I went to school, I went to college. I know how to read. Even though I lack common sense sometimes, I am book smart. ↗

— Nicole Polizzi

#book #college #common #common sense #even

I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#assimilate #concepts #cosmology #creation #different

Events are moving so fast and what in one moment seems impossible, the next is happening. I'm sure historians will, in time, provide theories and analysis, but for now I think most of us simply want the tide stemmed. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#events #fast #happening #historians #i

The impact of the downturn is starting to feel very real. House prices and the housing market have been taking the knock for some time and that's affecting people. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#been #downturn #feel #house #housing

I used to work for 12 or 14 hours at a time but the digital age has made such happy immersions almost impossible. ↗

— Richard Powers

#almost #digital #happy #hours #i

What people sometimes interpret as quirky is my attempt to subvert the concept of luxury by introducing elements that are considered ordinary or commonplace. ↗

— Miuccia Prada

#commonplace #concept #considered #elements #interpret

Whatever feminists may say about their only advocating choices, everyone knows the truth: Feminism regards work outside the home as more elevating, honorable, and personally productive than full-time mothering and making a home. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#advocating #choices #elevating #everyone #feminism

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#hard #hundred #man #prosperity #sometimes

In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#ago #art #book #centuries #character

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

#country #friends #himself #i #man