#hst

Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

#creation #determinism #evidence #free #free will

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts. ↗

— Titus Livius

#does #fortune #her #men #she

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. ↗

— Louis XIV

#himself #little #man #who #withstand

Back when I was in theater school, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life, 'Sweeney Todd' was a huge touchstone for me, my favorite musical for sure. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#favorite #figure #going #huge #i

I think you can see that in the show. Music was my touchstone. Music is still much more important to me. ↗

— Bruce McCulloch

#i think #important #me #more #much

We have already seen evidence that, notwithstanding the addition of substantial resources, we are experiencing great stress in recruiting and not inconsequential retention problems. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#already #evidence #experiencing #great #inconsequential

The Society of American Civil Engineers, someone who's going to come in and say to the public, we've looked at, we've examined, we've reviewed the repairs and we think they're strong enough to withstand the type of hurricane that - that could hit the city this season. ↗

— Marc Morial

#city #civil #come #could #engineers

The church of St. Peter at Berlin, notwithstanding the total difference between them in the style of building, appears in some respects to have a great resemblance to St. Paul's in London. ↗

— Karl Philipp Moritz

#berlin #between #building #church #difference

Movies are visual, aural, they involve people, and life, and ideas and art, they are so elastic. They can hold anything, withstand everything, and make you feel anything. Other arts can do that, but movies are the only ones that can incorporate other media into cinema. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#art #arts #aural #cinema #elastic

I've had moments where I realize my body isn't going to withstand many more seasons, but I am very satisfied with my career and I am trying not to look at retirement as a sad thing. ↗

— Cat Osterman

#body #career #going #had #i