#pillar

Heavy pillars, carved from the rock, bear the roof. Slowly, one's eyes become accustomed to the dim light; then they can make out marvelous representations from Indian mythology carved on the walls. ↗

— Rudolf Otto

#bear #become #carved #dim #eyes

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. ↗

— Pliny the Elder

#holds #hope #man #pillar #up

Two years ago, I shot 'Pillars of the Earth' in Budapest - it was a big part, but I had a lot of time to sit around and visit cafes. ↗

— Eddie Redmayne

#around #big #budapest #earth #had

Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#agenda #conservatism #economy #families #had

I'd like to be a wounded leading man. Instead of a pillar of strength, I'd be the scared one. ↗

— Jamie Kennedy

#instead #leading #leading man #like #man

Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted. ↗

— John Ralston Saul

#bankers #been #god #going #hell

The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the country's constitution as the 'fundamental pillar of society'. ↗

— Asne Seierstad

#constitution #country #culture #described #family

A season of loneliness and isolation is when the caterpillar gets its wings. Remember that next time you feel alone. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#aloneness #becoming-who-you-re-meant-to-be #being-alone #being-single #butterfly

You look at the pillars of the state: politics, the media, police, lawyers - they've all got their formal role, and then nestling above that is that power elite who are networked in through soft, social links, that are actually running the show. Why didn't I know that 10 years ago, and why didn't I rail against it? Why did I become part of it? ↗

— Tom A. Watson

#actually #against #ago #become #did

Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family. ↗

— Grace Kelly

#natural #pillar #role #women