#with

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#attacks #breaking #granite #hard #itself

After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#approach #ashore #completely #dispatched #doubt

Writing has never been a driving force within me. ↗

— Jeffrey Combs

#driving #driving force #force #me #never

Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another. ↗

— Marquis de Condorcet

#comparing #enjoy #life #own #without

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? ↗

— Confucius

#beasts #distinguish #feelings #respect #without

There’s something really cool about knowing that your destiny is SO big that you’re not meant to share it with anyone. At least not yet. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#destiny #dreams #faith #faith-in-yourself #finding-yourself

I started to draw desert islands. They were just rough, shapes in the middle of the page. Then I began drawing shapes within those shapes and I was amazed how quickly the islands got better. It took off from there. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#began #better #desert #draw #drawing

Most of the time, I grill over high heat. I like things to move fast. I like the sound and smell of a very hot fire. I gravitate towards dishes that you can get on and off the grill as quickly as possible. After a while, you'll know without thinking about it how hot the fire is. ↗

— Bobby Flay

#after #dishes #fast #fire #get

That kind of piece, perhaps most recognizable because of Yoko Ono's similar work, built a bridge between performance art and music - and without raising any awkward social issues. ↗

— Tony Conrad

#art #awkward #because #between #bridge

Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage. ↗

— Barbara Cook

#communicate #courage #does #even #four