#lon

I began the study of medicine, impelled by a desire for knowledge of facts and of man. The resolution to do disciplined work tied me to both laboratory and clinic for a long time to come. ↗

— Karl Jaspers

#both #clinic #come #desire #disciplined

Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best. ↗

— Michael Johnson

#best #brief #compared #given #hard

I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time. ↗

— John Major

#i #long #long time #memoirs #time

Well, here's what I'll say: The storytellers of 'Lost' have taken us on a pretty great journey, and there have been questions along the way, and criticisms along the way, but if you look at the totality of the show, or the experience of it as a whole, I think as long as you look at it from that perspective you'll be happy. ↗

— Daniel Dae Kim

#be happy #been #criticisms #experience #great

I have lifelong friends. My oldest friend, Herbie, has been a friend since I was 9. I've had bonds for over 50 years with people. ↗

— Larry King

#bonds #friend #friends #had #herbie

I was convinced I was worth less than my straight peers. I was at best inauthentic, and the longer I went without amending that dishonesty, the more ashamed I felt. ↗

— James McGreevey

#ashamed #best #convinced #dishonesty #felt

I've been acting for a long time now, but as narcissistic as this sounds - and I don't mean it to sound - every time I see my name up there, there is real sense of pride. ↗

— Ryan Kwanten

#been #every #every time #i #i see

When I was a kid... I needed to belong. ↗

— Wally Lamb

#i #kid #needed

Strangers make restless bedfellows, especially when bedbugs are your only acquaintances. ↗

— Bauvard

#humor #loneliness #promiscuity #funny

Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them. ↗

— Tommy Lasorda

#before #listen #long #people #stands