The idea of The Boy Vs. The Cynic is the tension between the wide-eyed optimism in youthfulness where you think nothing can… — John Reuben Zappin Copy Share Image
Hold still," my father would say, while I held the ship in the bottle and he burned away the strings he'd raised… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Feeling a few nerves is necessary and positive. That tension is a good thing: it's a sign that you're doing something you… — Julen Lopetegui Copy Share Image
An empty canvas, apparently really empty, that says nothing and is without significance – almost dull, in fact – in reality, is… — Wassily Kandinsky Copy Share Image
That's what I want, that kind of recklessness where the poem is even ahead of you. It's like riding a horse that's… — Li-Young Lee Copy Share Image
Telling takes away the need to write. It relieves the pressure. And once that tension dissipates, so does the need to relieve… — Donald Margulies Copy Share Image
When you're making music or playing a song, I find the moments when there are no instruments being played even stronger than… — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
“First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
When you are playing with someone who really has something to say, even though they may be otherwise quite different in style,… — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
I have participated as a leader in many organizations where the leadership culture was just mean - ugly, where competitiveness, and destructive… — James Merlino Copy Share Image
“Relaxing the shoulders is vital for relaxation in general. However, owing to the effects of gravity, relaxation is problematic unless we let… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
I believe - I know (there are not many things I should care to dogmatize about, on the subject of writing) that… — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
Because we didn't cooperate with China, we gave them motivation to develop their own capability. You know, they developed a very capable… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
But compassion is a deeper thing that waits beyond the tension of choosing sides. Compassion, in practice, does not require us to… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
Anyone can do shock value. Develop enough tension and cue the music right, then have something jump out: It's almost impossible not… — Daniel Myrick Copy Share Image
When you're placed in a world where survival is the main focus, a lot of that other stuff, like wrongdoings in the… — Alycia Debnam Carey Copy Share Image
I've always sought to express a tension in form and meaning in order to achieve a veracity. I have come to the… — Nancy Spero Copy Share Image
I feel like for me to write songs that I would be interested in as a listener, there has to be tension,… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
I do like to make people cringe. That discomfort, tension, embarrassment, pain - all of those things interest me, and not through… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
We [The Replacements] formed as a rock and roll band, and that was the path we chose to take. Whenever we deviated… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
The most exciting fight I have called on HBO was the first meeting between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward. When I stood… — Jim Lampley Copy Share Image
This sound meditation is gentle and subtle, but its benefits are extensive, in that it allows you to gently release tension that… — Tom Kenyon Copy Share Image
No one who is in a state of fear or sorrow or tension is free, but whosoever is delivered from sorrows or… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
It won't be the same for me," I whispered, half to myself. "You won't let me be like that. We'll live in… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
I have a lot of friends who are around. I'm having a wonderful time in my life now with my platonic relationships… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
The thing that's important for me to focus on is the balancing of the tension between satisfying myself and satisfying an audience,… — Andy Richter Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I was like everyone else: afraid of getting nuked. We had drills in school - Sweden was… — Dolph Lundgren Copy Share Image
Pressure on nerves causes irriatation and tension with deranged functions as a result. Why not release the pressure? Why not adjust the… — Daniel D. Palmer Copy Share Image
When people really hate one another, the tension within them can sometimes make itself felt throughout a room, like atmospheric waves, first… — Anthony Powell Copy Share Image
It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that in order for anything to work on television, you have to have conflict. Nothing can be too happy or… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real relationship. You have to have… — Richard LaGravenese Copy Share Image
There's always a slight tension when you sell a book to Hollywood, especially a nonfiction book. The author wants his story told… — Bryan Burrough Copy Share Image
I like being on my own better than I like anything else, but I can't give up love. Maybe it's the tension… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released… — Mrinalini Sarabhai Copy Share Image
There's a lot of tension in London, but then you realize it's always been there, in its history, and that the best… — King Krule Copy Share Image
There were tensions between these two organizations [Organization of Afro-American Unity and N.O.I.] , and Malcolm had to negotiate between them and… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
When you forgive a person, what do you do? You accept the situation, to begin with. And secondly, you forgive what you… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
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