#mit

From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress. ↗

— Koichi Tanaka

#even #face #father #had #i

Upon receiving my notification of acceptance to the university, my parents noticed that they were obliged to submit to the university, among other things, a copy of my official family register. After much mental anguish, they decided to inform me of the secret of my birth. ↗

— Koichi Tanaka

#after #among #anguish #birth #copy

Children have very sharp powers of observation - probably sharper than adults - yet at the same time their emotional reactions are murky and much more primitive. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#emotional #more #much #murky #observation

I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times. ↗

— Elizabeth Taylor

#being #committed #i #i am #many

I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions. ↗

— Elizabeth Taylor

#always #i #passions #ruled

In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM. ↗

— Rod Taylor

#beginning #contract #convince #every #every time

Fortunately, as we all know, it's impossible for anybody but Jimmy Smith to really sound like Jimmy Smith. ↗

— Benmont Tench

#fortunately #impossible #jimmy #know #like

This person should not be directly connected with the President Ford Committee nor should he be seen as a member of the liberal wing of the Republican Party. He should be someone like Laird or Rogers Morton. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#connected #directly #ford #liberal #like

The problem of evil... Why does God permit it? Or, if God is omnipotent, in which case permission and creation are the same, why did God create it? ↗

— William Temple

#create #creation #did #does #evil

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity. ↗

— John Templeton

#describe #divinity #human #human beings #limited