#accord

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes. ↗

— Marcel Proust

#changes #changing #desire #gradually #our

According as the man is, so must you humour him. ↗

— Jean Racine

#him #humour #man #must #you

For President Clinton, according to this discussion I had with him, Rwanda was a marginal problem. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#clinton #discussion #had #him #i

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. ↗

— William James

#accomplished #accordingly #act #amazed #attitude

All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#been #creative #creative life #educated #grow

The accords were fig leaves of democratic procedure to hide the nakedness of Stalinist dictatorship. ↗

— George F. Kennan

#democratic #dictatorship #fig #hide #leaves

Temperance is essential, if the services of men and women are to be employed to the best and most useful effect according, to the physical capacity and ability of each. Nothing less will assure a total effort. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#according #assure #best #capacity #each

He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and organ on some stuff. He came over a couple times a week for two weeks and gave me therapy as to whether I should do The Thorns or not. ↗

— Matthew Sweet

#came #couple #couple times #gave #i

The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#compose #desires #government #ignore #iraqi

I make my own limits which are drawn according to my own taste. ↗

— Stan Sakai

#drawn #i #limits #make #my own