#mph

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#secret #triumphs

Physical nature lies at our feet shackled with a hundred chains. What of the control of human nature? Do not point to the triumphs of psychiatry, social services or the war against crime. Domination of human nature can only mean the domination of every man by himself. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

#chains #control #crime #domination #every

Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man's command over sources of energy so stupendous that, if used for military purposes, they can wipe out our entire civilization. ↗

— Cordell Hull

#command #energy #entire #man #military

So, when I say 'match the hatch', if the fish are taking the nymph, and you're actually producing a replica of a flying insect, you'll catch fresh air. ↗

— Rex Hunt

#air #catch #fish #flying #fresh

Placing too much emphasis on a yes/no diagnosis, meaning you either have a disease or you don't, can lead even the most well-meaning physicians to miss underlying causes and early warning signs of illness. ↗

— Mark Hyman

#diagnosis #disease #early #either #emphasis

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. ↗

— Henry Adams

#amuses #applying #carries #everyone #himself

Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day! ↗

— William Arthur Ward

#every #every day #generous #lose #most

I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last. ↗

— David Amram

#i #jazz #last #learned #like

In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling the whole orchestra, thinking ahead so you can prepare for a change. ↗

— David Amram

#change #conducting #feeling #music #orchestra

The beauty of defeat is that when you fall, you fly. ↗

— Lionel Suggs

#live-in-the-moment #triumph #beauty