#iri

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a gift as to the spirit in which it is offered. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#gift #habit #i #i am #looking

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#air #beauty #changes #claim #forest

It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#face #fall #him #his #impossible

Science is always inquiring. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#inquiring #science

I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese film. ↗

— David Ogden Stiers

#away #called #done #english #film

But individuals and firms spend an enormous amount of resources acquiring information, which affects their beliefs; and actions of others too affect their beliefs. ↗

— Joseph Stiglitz

#actions #affect #affects #amount #beliefs

It is great to add some glamour to the food industry, like television shows have done for the food world and inspiring people to work in the industry. The flip side of that is unfortunately people think that after they get their qualifications, they get their invitation to compete on 'Top Chef.' ↗

— Curtis Stone

#after #chef #compete #done #flip

Because of the tension and difficulty, I remember trying to do the silliest things when we weren't rolling cameras, anything to lift the spirits. But once on set, it was important to have full concentration. ↗

— Madeleine Stowe

#because #cameras #concentration #difficulty #full

When the late Bishop was appointed, about thirty-two years ago, to diffuse the light of the Gospel through this extensive portion of His Majesty's dominions, it was even a greater spiritual, than a natural wilderness. ↗

— John Strachan

#ago #appointed #bishop #diffuse #dominions

When you see these people that are in the public eye all the time, it must get tiring. ↗

— Donna Summer

#get #must #people #public #public eye