#stir

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#floats #layer #like #once #society

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

#awe #back #capacity #filled #filmmakers

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up? ↗

— Robert Southey

#dare #gentle #her #spirit #stirs

Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#further #goes #heaven #know #knows

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as diversity in any arena, which is it stirs the competitive pot. ↗

— Carol Moseley Braun

#arena #class #competitive #diversity #fact

Telling the community a serial killer is out there stirs up a lot of unpleasant attention. ↗

— Pat Brown

#community #killer #lot #out #serial

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#feelings #good #good music #motivated #mysterious

At one time, whenever the hell it was, they wanted a character to come in and stir up the pot. They brought me in for 8-10 episodes and said we'll try it for that. ↗

— William Devane

#character #come #episodes #hell #me

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#disturbances #fearful #mask #more #never

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

#creative #mankind #periods #prolific #seldom