#ward

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#civilization #exemption #form #government #highly

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory. ↗

— Ted W. Engstrom

#far #must #pain #persevere #precede

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#believe #reward #see #you

By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more than they believed possible have never taken a single step forward. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#always #believed #cautiously #done #forward

Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible. ↗

— Javier Bardem

#chance #like #movies #performances #quality

Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence. ↗

— Daniel Barenboim

#democracy #escaping #first #first step #full

Somebody like Mailer brings to that role everything that he stands for. The types of characters that I gravitate towards, the types of icons, tend to have a heavy physicality in that way. ↗

— Matthew Barney

#characters #everything #gravitate #heavy #i

In Mississippi, you don't admit that you're gay. It's just an awkward thing down South, which is sad. ↗

— Lance Bass

#awkward #down #gay #just #mississippi

There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding to be involved with classic storytelling, and sort of legendary characters. ↗

— Sean Bean

#classic #exploded #find #future #hopefully

The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

#art #country #coveted #endearing #enhance