#poll

When I came to New York and I opened the window of the thirty-fifth-floor apartment, there's light pollution and fog, and I couldn't see my star. So I drew it on my wrist with a pen, but it kept washing away. Then I went to a tattoo parlor on Second Avenue and had it done. ↗

— Gisele Bundchen

#avenue #away #came #done #drew

Shroud of dust now covers the beautiful earth, wonder when we respire in the fresh air of verdure. ↗

— Soumya V.

#humnaity #inspirational #life #pollution #beauty

Just two weeks ago, millions of Iraqis defied the threats of terrorists and went to the polls to determine their own future. I congratulate the Iraqi people for the courage they've shown in making these elections so successful. ↗

— Bill Frist

#congratulate #courage #defied #determine #elections

There!" Apollo pointed. "Long Island, dead ahead. Let's slow down, dear. 'Dead' is only an expression. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#thalia-grace #grace

Well," said Apollo with a brave smile. "You were right, my dear. You had everything under control! Let's go see if we boiled anyone important, shall we? ↗

— Rick Riordan

#humor #humor

I wouldn't give up being a Sentinel for the world. Or being the Apollyon. I rock." "Wow. You're so humble. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#humble #seth-apollyon #alex

Five syllables," Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#humor #humor

Whatever the reason we first mustered the _Apollo_ program, however mired it was in Cold War nationalism and the instruments of death, the inescapable recognition of the unity and fragility of the Earth is its clear and luminous dividend, the unexpected final gift of _Apollo_. What began in deadly competition has helped us to see that global cooperation is the essential precondition for our survival. Travel is broadening. It's time to hit the road again. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#earth #exploration #space-travel #death

A man is always afraid of a woman that loves him too much ↗

— John Gay

#love #men #polly #women #love

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions. ↗

— Robert. L. Ehrlich

#instead #leaders #own #polls #sway