#verse

The Climber did not interfere. He praised the education I had received, and approved greatly of our immersions, just after birth, by the Sages, adding maliciously that nothing so sharpened the wits as a passion somewhat out of the common. (“The Story of Princess Zulkais and the Prince Kalilah”) ↗

— William Beckford

#perversity #education

Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. ↗

— Nicolaus Copernicus

#finally #himself #place #shall #sun

It's really hard to think of one kind of magic as a favorite. I've been really fortunate in that I've been able to perform such a diverse range of things. ↗

— David Copperfield

#been #diverse #favorite #fortunate #hard

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#absolute power #against #am #i #i am

Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#being #came #conversely #doing #good

We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations. ↗

— Sibel Edmonds

#constitutional #department #issues #justice #obligation

Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate. ↗

— Bob Ehrlich

#among #backgrounds #common #contest #different

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#conviction #deep #emotional #forms #god

What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#american #american music #answer #come #comfort

I think it's the sign of a leader to step up and say, you know, when something's not working to have the guts to reverse it. And the worst thing you can do is to let that mistake linger. ↗

— Jeff Zucker

#i #i think #know #leader #linger