#u

We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves. ↗

— John Avlon

#back #both #debate #define #extremes

As the blackness of the night recedes so does the nadir of yesterday. The child I am forgets so quickly. ↗

— Sylvia Ashton-Warner

#blackness #child #does #forgets #i

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us! ↗

— Emanuel Ax

#likes #listener #love #means #should

How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to. ↗

— Emanuel Ax

#feel #how #play #someone #very

Every morning I was renewed, though. Air and light healed me, over and over. I got to where I depended on it. When I was feeling my worst, I would step out into the yard and put my hands on the branches of the little redbud. It made me feel like I was saying a prayer, to do this. I know that sounds like foolishness, but that little tree was like an altar for me. I stood there in the cold of early winter, wishing for the redbud to bear leaves so that I might put my face against them. ↗

— Silas House

#prayer #trees #nature

I usually only play with very close friends. ↗

— Emanuel Ax

#close friends #friends #i #only #play

Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players. ↗

— Emanuel Ax

#arguing #because #generally #getting #hard

We should welcome applause whenever it comes. ↗

— Emanuel Ax

#comes #should #welcome #whenever

Any time you have loose ballots, you have to worry about shenanigans. It's a shame such a hard-fought election has to come down to something like this. ↗

— David Axelrod

#any #ballots #come #down #election

This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#big challenge #challenge #exhausting #film #quite