#lengthy

When I speak of "cycles," I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if not in the resolving of problems, than at least with respect to the consistency of their capacity to productively irritate. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

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#capacity #consistency #cycles #homogeneity #i

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. ↗

— Andre Maurois

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#avoid #first #lengthy #meditation #past

The advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes may have created the perception in the region that democracy is a distant concept; this perception can be addressed. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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#advanced #attained #concept #created #democracy