#turmoil

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#best #done #solitude #thinking #turmoil

The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here. ↗

— Carlton Fisk

#grew #here #i #i always #play

The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in the dining room is covered with records. I don't have a big enough house to accommodate everything. ↗

— Marian McPartland

#big #big enough #covered #dining #dining room

Philadelphia reflected the national turmoil over race and the Vietnam War, often exploding on my watch. ↗

— Andrea Mitchell

#national #often #over #philadelphia #race

The Republicans can send the nation into turmoil, but we will not come to any agreement that does not include new revenue - and not just token new revenue. It is their choice. ↗

— Patty Murray

#any #choice #come #does #include

I do my best work when I am in pain and turmoil. ↗

— Sting

#best #best work #i #i am #i do

I know there are writers who feel unhappy with domesticity and who even manufacture domestic turmoil in order to have something to write about. With me, though, the happier I feel, the better I write. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#better #domestic #even #feel #happier

When you're caught up in the storm or, you know, just the turmoil of everything that there is another side and you do get through it. And you know, just standing by the truth and doing the right thing. ↗

— Amber Frey

#caught #doing #doing the right thing #everything #get

Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

#anchor #becomes #conflicts #confusion #conscience

[Pope] Clement waved his hands in irritation as if to dismiss the very idea. "The world is crumbling into ruin. Armies are marching. Men and women are dying everywhere, in huge numbers. Fields are abandoned and towns deserted. The wrath of the Lord is upon us and He may be intending to destroy the whole of creation. People are without leaders and direction. They want to be given a reason for this, so they can be reassured, so they will return to their prayers and their obiediences. All this is going on, and you are concerned about the safety of two Jews? ↗

— Iain Pears

#civilization #decay #end-of-the-world #genocide #god-s-wrath