#w

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

#both #embraces #encircle #firmament #foe

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#future #knowledge #future

Silence is so freaking loud ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#loud #owen #sara-dessen #silence #listening

The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. ↗

— Richard Schickel

#consequences #law #pause #permitting #perspective

American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free. ↗

— Bob Schieffer

#amateur #american #american politics #free #handed

But with 9/11, we found that people tended to come back to the networks and the people who had been our core viewers in the past came back and they have stayed with us. ↗

— Bob Schieffer

#been #came #come #core #found

I've had a lot of fun, and when I talk to kids in journalism schools, I say, look, I know what the journalism teachers tell you that this is a great way to perform public service and all that, but I say the main reason, if you decide what you want to do is be a reporter, the main reason you want to do it is because it's just so much fun. ↗

— Bob Schieffer

#decide #fun #great #great way #had

Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up. ↗

— Bob Schieffer

#answer #ask #closely #follow-up #get

All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me. ↗

— Egon Schiele

#beautiful #been #behind #birth #decay

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine. ↗

— Adam Schiff

#blessed #disease #famine #generous #great