#mines

But at the same time I went down into the mines with working miners who are still young men, younger than I am, who are aware that their working life is coming to an end and they feel suddenly cut off. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#aware #coming #cut #down #end

Well, I'll tell you, one of things I'm proud of is for someone from Southern California, who didn't grow up around coal mines, I learned a lot that tragic day we lost twenty-nine miners at Upper Big Branch coal mine. ↗

— Hilda Solis

#big #branch #california #coal #day

It's learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy - whether it's for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show to watch on TV, that determines the quality and enjoyment of our lives. ↗

— Leigh Steinberg

#both sides #contract #determines #dollar #enjoyment

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#count #cynic #determines #done #idealist

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#determines #economic #economic power #governments #political

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#determines #indelible #mark #only #people

It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. ↗

— Jean Nidetch

#choice #destiny #determines #your

Don't worry. As long as I hold on to today's emotion, I will be fine. The world is this beautiful. There's no need to hesitate, isn't it? ↗

— Tōru Hayama

#beauty

By driving Leptonator away, you have started to gain their recognition. Why did you ruined it?' Yuu turned back and showed Date a smile filled with emotion for the first time. It wasn't like the other smiles. It seems that Date's words were truly odd. The words that came with the smile were　as sharp as a gleaming sword. 'What good would it do to cherish something that can't be taken to the underground? ↗

— Tōru Hayama

#dating

The quality of what you do determines the quality of your life. ↗

— Steven Redhead

#life #quality #life