#devote

Well, it was one of my most gratifying experiences because I could devote my knowledge and my talent for the good for the City of Washington, and all the Federal projects where the Fine Arts Commission had jurisdiction, and it was a tremendous experience. ↗

— Felix de Weldon

#because #city #commission #could #devote

The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die; and, believe me, my friends, if your conquest could be bought with the blood of your general, he would most cheerfully resign a life which he has long devoted to his country. ↗

— James Wolfe

#blood #bought #cheerfully #conquer #conquest

We're great, Jo and me. We're pals, and I guess sex has a lot to do with it. She's also brilliant at clearing a room. So protective, so devoted. I can't believe how much she loves me. ↗

— Ron Wood

#believe #brilliant #clearing #devoted #great

Medical physicists work in cooperation with doctors. A few medical physicists devote their time to research and teaching. A few get involved with administrative duties. ↗

— John Cameron

#cooperation #devote #doctors #duties #few

Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

#capital #devoted #further #obtaining #part

We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program; I would like to devote some of my spare time toward extra scientific work. ↗

— John L. Phillips

#devote #extra #i #like #maybe

I've devoted a lot of my time and effort during the past few years to developing my advertising copywriting business to the point of where I can support my family and don't have to depend on writing fiction for my income. ↗

— George Stephen

#business #depend #developing #devoted #during

It still frightens me a little bit to think that so much of my life was totally devoted to Star Trek and almost nothing else. ↗

— Patrick Stewart

#bit #devoted #else #frightens #life

But of course, very few people are Dexter. This is generally a good thing, but in this case it came in handy to be me. Four months after reading a story in the paper about a missing boy, I read a similar story. The boys were around the same age; details like that always ring a small bell and send a Mister Rogers whisper trickling through my brain: “Hello, neighbor. ↗

— Jeff Lindsay

#age

I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else. ↗

— Edie Falco

#acting #anything #devote #else #goal