#undertaking

It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking. ↗

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

#absolutely not #jigsaw #jigsaw puzzle #like #linear

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party. ↗

— Mary Astell

#defend #generous #honourable #may #me

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy. ↗

— John Galsworthy

#endings #human #undertakings

Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles. ↗

— Giuseppe Garibaldi

#battles #because #conquer #conquered #decide

Running for President is physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually the most demanding single undertaking I can envisage unless it's World War III. ↗

— Walter F. Mondale

#emotionally #envisage #i #i can #iii

In movies, there are some things the French do that Americans are increasingly incapable of doing. One is honoring the complexities of youth. It's a quiet, difficult undertaking, requiring subtlety in a filmmaker and perception and patience from us. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#difficult #doing #filmmaker #french #honoring

My first undertaking in the way of scientific experiment was in the field of economics and psychology. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#experiment #field #first #psychology #scientific

People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude. ↗

— Ovid

#confidence #magnitude #people #slow #undertakings

When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

#everyone #himself #his #judge #marriage