#times

The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#aspirations #extraordinary #led #most #reckless

The photographs were never about me. They were always about the people who were laying their lives on the line for basic civil rights. I look back and I can't believe there was ever a time in this country when ANY citizen could not vote. The times were appalling. ↗

— Charles Moore

#always #any #appalling #back #basic

Sometimes you forget where the heck you are but when you get on stage, you know by the look on the people's faces and the accent in their voices where you might be. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#faces #forget #get #heck #know

I have died many times. I have actually beaten Jesus Christ because he only died once. ↗

— Robert Mugabe

#beaten #because #christ #died #i

Propelled by freedom of faith, gender equality and economic justice for all, India will become a modern nation. Minor blemishes cannot cloak the fact that India is becoming such a modern nation: no faith is in danger in our country, and the continuing commitment to gender equality is one of the great narratives of our times. ↗

— Pranab Mukherjee

#becoming #cannot #cloak #commitment #continuing

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation. ↗

— Hector Hugh Munro

#inaccuracy #little #saves #sometimes #ton

My worry about the New York Times is that it's got the only position as a national elitist general-interest paper. So the network news picks up its cues from the Times. And local papers do too. It has a huge influence. And we'd love to challenge it. ↗

— Rupert Murdoch

#challenge #cues #elitist #got #huge

I have friends who have daughters and there's times I think I'm glad I have boys instead of girls. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#friends #glad #i #i think #instead

I probably only cried five or six times in my life and I think four of those times was from my daddy kicking my butt. ↗

— Nelly

#daddy #five #four #i #i think

You know as I started as a shy young conductor, I always wanted to cooperate. To build up the musicians. To help them to be better than without a conductor. And sometimes young talented musicians have to be encouraged. ↗

— Kurt Masur

#better #build #conductor #cooperate #encouraged