#gently

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#between #both #day #either #gently

What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results. ↗

— Harry Browne

#compassionate #directed #intelligently #mind #need

Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say? ↗

— J. M. Coetzee

#claims #diligently #elizabeth #enough #explaining

I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat. ↗

— Malcolm Turnbull

#am #avoid #bubbles #hard #hat

I think it's really hard for teenage girls in London to just gently... have a life. Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend. ↗

— Carol Vorderman

#friend #gently #hard #i #i think

Many questions torment America in its dark night of the soul, questions more urgently pressing, and yet it must be asked: How did we get stuck with Piers Morgan? Who is he, why is he here, is he returnable? ↗

— James Wolcott

#asked #dark #did #get #here

You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there. ↗

— Amy Grant

#gently #get #going #good #good idea

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

#diligently #give #individual #labor #masses

Federal legislation is urgently needed to stop this insanity of wild animals in captivity. ↗

— Tippi Hedren

#federal #insanity #legislation #needed #stop

Labor diligently to increase your property. ↗

— Horace

#increase #labor #property #your