#we

I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party. ↗

— Matthew Sweet

#birthday #birthday party #brian #came #dyke

My family lives there, so I come back sometimes between shows for a couple days. I get back a couple times a year. When I was 30 to 34 I was weirded out when I came back - you know, how your past gets away from you. It's grown so much. ↗

— Matthew Sweet

#back #between #came #come #couple

We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. ↗

— Ben Sweetland

#cannot #hold #light #our #own

Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is. Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100 million planets that harbored life. ↗

— Ben Sweetland

#case #could #further #harbored #least

We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. ↗

— Madame Swetchine

#fancy #far #more #needs #only

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished. ↗

— Sophie Swetchine

#born #conflict #knows #strength #vanquished

The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick. ↗

— Sophie Swetchine

#advice #art #being #being happy #best

There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time. ↗

— Sophie Swetchine

#attaining #end #force #grows #important

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#catch #cobwebs #flies #laws #like

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#best #bred #converse #easy #fewest