#revere

Eight years ago, I was drawn into Keats's world by Andrew Motion's biography. Soon I was reading back and forth between Keats's letters and his poems. The letters were fresh, intimate and irreverent, as though he were present and speaking. The Keats spell went very deep for me. ↗

— Jane Campion

#andrew #back #between #biography #deep

If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush. ↗

— Dawn French

#been #fabulous #had #i #kate

Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards our fellow men. ↗

— B.R. Ambedkar

#democracy #government #respecting-others #reverence #attitude

I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players. ↗

— Mike Piazza

#days #enjoy #game #i #long

Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression. ↗

— Margaret Sanger

#around #awed #been #built #challenge

What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach. Many of the ancient cultures practiced careful rituals of approach. An encounter of depth and spirit was preceded by careful preparation. When we approach with reverence, great things decide to approach us. Our real life comes to the surface and its light awakens the concealed beauty in things. When we walk on the earth with reverence, beauty will decide to trust us. The rushed heart and arrogant mind lack the gentleness and patience to enter that embrace. ↗

— John O'Donohue

#nature #patience #reverence #beauty

Cynicism is extremely contagious, and the most pious among us cannot long endure its potency. The gullible should be on their guard, however, since this endearing quality frequently masquerades as wit. ↗

— Mike Corbett

#demons #heaven #hell #intelligent-humor #irreverent-humor

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#cheerful #heart #hopeful #keep #kindly

You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#elizabeth #elizabeth taylor #me #qualities #rare

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. ↗

— Aristotle

#men #more #reverence #swayed #than