#breaking

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. ↗

— B. C. Forbes

#become #before #defeats #demonstrated #discouraged

President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land to its natural condition is what we are doing here today - breaking pavement for the People's Garden. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#commitment #condition #doing #expressed #garden

I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place. ↗

— Rick Wakeman

#always #breaking #first #i #i always

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#pain #shell #understanding #your

Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#breaking #count #down #every #eyes

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form? ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

#body #bold #breaking #contracts #curve

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#breaking #people #pleasure #promises #some

I dyed my hair about 42 different colours, and kids can be pretty judgmental about people who are different. But instead of breaking down and conforming, I stood firm. That is also probably why I was unhappy. ↗

— Christina Hendricks

#also #breaking #colours #conforming #different

We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis... The worst - in the sense of the fear of the eurozone breaking up - is over. But the best isn't there yet. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#breaking #breaking up #crisis #end #eurozone

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression. ↗

— Clara Hughes

#baby #breaking #depression #down #i