#ty

I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Capt. Peter Townsend. Mindful of the church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others. ↗

— Princess Margaret

#before #capt #christian #church #commonwealth

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity. ↗

— Don Marquis

#likeable #persons #some #spite #their

Deke: 'You know what I'm wonderin'?' Malachi: 'No, and to tell the truth, I don't care' Deke: 'I'm wonderin' how you've managed to live to the ripe old age of 36, when it's a known fact that you've been brain-dead since birth' 'Strength of will', was the flat reply ↗

— Lynn Turner

#age

It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it. ↗

— Ralph Marston

#does #extent #how #matter #matters

When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection. ↗

— Agnes Martin

#awareness #beauty #eye #i #i think

We're in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into people's musical taste. ↗

— K. D. Lang

#flash #into #musical #people #period

I think in Europe, movies are made like a commodity and then sold as art. ↗

— Christoph Waltz

#commodity #europe #i #i think #like

The place of true healing is a fierce place. It's a giant place. it's a place of monstrous beauty and endless dark and glimmering light. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#life #life-lessons #recovering #beauty

I counted on sixty days only, but I held out for 133. I didn't go into power, but to get power I borrowed some power from the President and made him sign a number of decrees and give me enough power to create a system capable of handling crisis situations. ↗

— Aleksandr Lebed

#capable #counted #create #crisis #days

I'm definitely stereotyped, and I'm very okay with that. ↗

— Drea De Matteo

#i #okay #stereotyped #very