#using

To Mr. Seward: It is my desire that, in case Maximillian will surrender, he be sent here a prisoner of war, but that in the event of his continuing the war, or refusing to surrender, then he be shot. ↗

— Joshua A. Norton

#continuing #desire #event #here #his

I sensed that my life was better when I focused on things that were working as opposed to focusing on the long list that goes wrong, but I wanted to know if there was any validity to that. ↗

— Deborah Norville

#better #focused #focusing #goes #i

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful. ↗

— Ric Ocasek

#chance #help #helpful #need #refusing

The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#idea #me #recognising #strengths #them

America has lost the moral high ground with the rest of the world, and we have fewer allies as a result. President Bush and his administration have undermined the war on terror by using tactics outlawed by international treaty and condemned by even our closest friends. ↗

— John Olver

#allies #america #bush #closest #closest friends

My job is not babysitting people; my job is focusing on making the best band I possibly can. ↗

— Jerry Only

#band #best #focusing #i #job

Love is so confusing - you tell a girl she looks great and what's the first thing you do? Turn out the lights! ↗

— Robert Orben

#first #first thing #girl #great #lights

We are obliged, therefore, to say that whoever speaks that which is foreign to religion is using many words, while he who speaks the words of truth, even should he go over the whole field and omit nothing, is always speaking the one word. ↗

— Origen

#even #field #foreign #go #many

Before you worry about what genre it is, about whether it's a loop or a drum, it's about what suits the song. It's using what's within your reach, but also reaching for everything you can. I don't know if I always get it right, because I don't know every sound yet. ↗

— Beth Orton

#also #always #because #before #drum

Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing. ↗

— Michael Porter

#change #confusing #hand #opportunities #other