#vere

His imagination conceived and bore - worlds; but nothing in these worlds became alive until he discovered its true and living name. The name was the breath of life; and, sooner or later, he invariably found it. ↗

— Algernon H. Blackwood

#became #bore #breath #conceived #discovered

With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know? ↗

— Mos Def

#beauty #being #expression #guys #i

Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order. ↗

— Maurice Denis

#assembled #battle #before #certain #colours

I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society. ↗

— Jayson Blair

#delivered #did #doing #feel #i

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#less #more #often #order #policing

When I got on the set of 'Saving Private Ryan,' I discovered, to my amazement, that Steven Spielberg is a gamer. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#discovered #gamer #got #i #private

The students that, like the wild animal being prepared for its tricks in the circus called "life", expects only training as sketched above, will be severely disappointed: by his standards he will learn next to nothing. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#animal #being #being prepared #called #circus

Scale can create value for shareholders; for consumers, who are beneficiaries of better products, delivered more quickly and at less cost; for the businesses that are our customers; and for the economy as a whole. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#better #businesses #consumers #cost #create

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#american #his #sovereign #state

Today's gasoline prices are taking a severe toll on Americans' pocketbooks. Consumers are anxious. ↗

— Pete Domenici

#consumers #gasoline #gasoline prices #pocketbooks #prices