#counter

We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

#before #begin #encounter #even #first

I still have a feeling that I haven't written the best that I can write. I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#constantly #discovered #encounter #feel #feeling

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education. ↗

— William Glasser

#certainty #challenge #counter #domination #education

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#encountered #future #hardships #help #i

At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

#encounter #first #had #i #professional

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#better #danger #encounters #hurricane #lee

When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it's a little hard to have any sort of productive debate. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#attempt #back #bring #characterized #counters

Sometimes, when you have someone behind the counter who's supposed to assist you and help you out, just being completely bored and uninterested - sometimes it's a little bit frustrating, you know? ↗

— Caroline Dhavernas

#behind #being #bit #bored #completely

I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#fans #god #had #haven #i

Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year. And they are more likely to live in poverty. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#average #counterparts #each #earn #folks