#hal

The desire to do something because you find it deeply satisfying and personally challenging inspires the highest levels of creativity, whether it's in the arts, sciences, or business. ↗

— Teresa Amabile

#fulfillment #motivation #satisfaction #art

But have you ever overheard two women discussing men? Men are crude liars, comparing their drabs, but women - I'd rather have [an] anatomist dissect me alive than to listen to the things the ladies say about us when they think they are alone. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#men

Lynne looked as if she were really having fun, Elizabeth realized. With a smile on her face and a sparkle in her eye, Lynne Henry was actually almost pretty! ↗

— Francine Pascal

#shallow-appearances #sweet-valley #beauty

Does history guide you or do you set out to change it? ↗

— Alissa Gluz-White

#change

Rejection is a challenge. ↗

— Veronica Purcell

#motivation #rejection #motivational

The hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#eddie-van-halen #music #rules #music

Thousands of cars and a million guitars Screaming with power in the air! We've found the place where the decibels race This army of rock will be there To ram it down Ram it down! Straight to the heart of this town. Ram it down. Ram it down. Razing the place to the ground, Ram it down! ↗

— Rob Halford

#halford #it #judas #metal #music

What has been happening the last four years in City Hall is that they have been closing recreation centers, closing libraries. We have not looked after our children in City Hall. ↗

— Carl Stokes

#been #centers #children #city #city hall

‎Halt looked up at the trees above him. "Why does this boy ask so many questions?" he asked the trees. Naturally, they didn't answer. ↗

— John Flanagan

#questions #rangers #will #nature

The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#garden #halfway #meet #might #nature