#var

I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#exhaust #genius #human #i #know

In Europe the various ranks of society are, like the strata of the earth, fixed and fossilized. There can be no great change without a terrible upheaval, a social earthquake. ↗

— Josiah Strong

#earth #earthquake #europe #fixed #great

It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress. ↗

— Jock Sturges

#government #inevitably #invariably #irony #like

Humans are an infant species, a mere 150,000 years old. But, armed with a massive brain, we've not only survived, we've used our wits to adapt to and flourish in habitats as varied as deserts, Arctic tundra, tropical rainforests, wetlands and high mountain ranges. ↗

— David Suzuki

#arctic #armed #brain #deserts #flourish

Sunset Boulevard opened in August 1950, and it was pronounced the best movie ever made about Hollywood. ↗

— Gloria Swanson

#august #best #boulevard #ever #hollywood

The Paramount executives were so pleased with Sunset Boulevard that they asked me to do a publicity tour. ↗

— Gloria Swanson

#boulevard #executives #me #paramount #pleased

A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. ↗

— Paul Sweeney

#any #celebration #given #love #order

Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#hunger #hungry #nations #poor #pride

Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#full #generally #life #remember #rich

The physical characteristics of the child Jesus will always remain a point of discussion. No artist has ever produced a type, nor ever will, that has in it all that the varying minds of all time will acknowledge as complete. ↗

— Henry Ossawa Tanner

#always #artist #characteristics #child #complete