#affect

Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding. ↗

— David Hume

#captivating #desires #eloquence #entirely #hearers

When news comes out, it ought to be reported. There shouldn't be a moratorium based on legitimate news, just because it may or may not affect one candidate or the other. That's just absurd. ↗

— Mark E. Hyman

#affect #based #because #candidate #comes

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#cannot #fallen #lightning #like #strike

If someone wants to sticker a record for whatever reason, that's fine. But once it affects someone's opportunity to, you know, get that record, then I have a problem with it. ↗

— Scott Ian

#fine #get #i #know #once

You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever.... connections are made with the heart, not the tongue. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#communication #heartwarming #human-connections #human-nature #humanism

I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#amity #love #love

Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#affected #degree #high #high degree #independence

I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#always #big #bigger #course #creating

To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone. ↗

— Earl Warren

#age #because #children #community #ever

Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#born #children #decisions #educated #empower