#qualities

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#body #combining #mind #olympism #qualities

To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama. ↗

— Junichiro Koizumi

#appeal #backdrop #beautiful #come #complete

People accuse me of being Methody, but I'm not at all. The one thing I don't want people to see is me. I don't want them to be able to recognize my faults and failures and qualities, and I won't use those things to spark off emotions or to illustrate. ↗

— Kristin Scott Thomas

#accuse #being #emotions #failures #faults

The trend of all knowledge at the present is to specialize, but archaeology has in it all the qualities that call for the wide view of the human race, of its growth from the savage to the civilized, which is seen in all stages of social and religious development. ↗

— Margaret Murray

#call #civilized #development #growth #human

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. ↗

— Ann Oakley

#call #children #clean #dedication #development

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#great qualities #humor #majority #overwhelming #overwhelming majority

All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me. ↗

— Egon Schiele

#beautiful #been #behind #birth #decay

I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#been #consistent #could #decisive #differently

Love is a quality, not a quantity. ↗

— Vanna Bonta

#qualities-of-life #quality #life

that's what I love you for: your inability to perceive all my hideous flaws ↗

— Audrey Niffenegger

#love