#west

And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions? ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

#big question #bloc #countries #course #europeans

It is not an unusual life curve for Westerners - to live i n and be shaped by the bigness, sparseness, space clarity & hopefulness of the West, to go away for study and enlargement and the perspective that distance and dissatisfaction can give, and then to return to what pleases the sight and enlists the loyalty and demands the commitment. ↗

— Wallace Stegner

#life-and-living #philosophy #vastness #west #western

I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#career #had #i #i think #methodical

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles. ↗

— Walter Scott

#exact #fewest #greatest #motive #obstacles

The love of freedom has been the quality of Western man. ↗

— Robinson Jeffers

#freedom #love #man #quality #western

The overall strength of Chinese culture and its international influence is not commensurate with China's international status. The international culture of the West is strong while we are weak. ↗

— Hu Jintao

#chinese #chinese culture #commensurate #culture #influence

I've just grown a little disappointed with 'Muppets in the Old West', 'Muppets Under Water' and all these weird concept movies. I just want to go take it back to the early 80's, when it was about the Muppets trying to put on a show. That's what I'm trying to bring back. ↗

— Jason Segel

#back #bring #concept #disappointed #early

I'd really love to play a real-life country and western singer. ↗

— David Keith

#i #love #play #real-life #really

The more you love,the more love you have to give.It's the only feeling we have which is infinite... ↗

— Christina Westover

#christina-westover #courtney-love #family-relationships #gay #jealousy

Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old. ↗

— Rudyard Kipling

#asia #civilized #going #methods #much