#thus

A self-fulfilling prophecy is an assumption or prediction that, purely as a result of having been made, cause the expected or predicted event to occur and thus confirms its own 'accuracy.' ↗

— Paul Watzlawick

#assumption #been #cause #confirms #event

I forget very fast and want to record thus simply impress. ↗

— Christa Wolf

#forget #i #impress #record #simply

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare. ↗

— Wendelin Van Draanen

#ebullience #enthusiasm #individuality #life #people

…the worst thing said about him is that he was "uncurious. ↗

— Yvon Chouinard

#enthusiasm #motivation #education

His enthusiasm and willingness to use what he learned made him get ahead in Spanish. ↗

— Elisabeth Elliot

#enthusiasm #humility #education

Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing just because you can only do little. Do what you can. You would be surprised at what "little" acts have done for our world. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#enthusiasm #inspirational #kindness #mission #motivational

As, however, the port in reality lies in thirty-two degrees thirty-four minutes, according to the observations that have been made, they went much beyond it, thus making the voyage much longer than was necessary. ↗

— Junipero Serra

#been #beyond #degrees #however #lies

…excuse my enthusiasm or rather madness, for I am really drunk with intellectual vision whenever I take a pencil or graver into my hand. ↗

— William Blake

#enthusiasm #inspiration #intellectual #madness #inspirational

Just let me wait a little while longer, Under your window in the quite snow. Let me stand here and shiver, I’ll be stronger If I can see your light before I go. All through the weeks I’ve tried to keep my balance. Leaves fell, then rain, then shadows, I fell too. Easy restraint is not among my talents, Fall turned to Winter and I came to you. Kissed by the snow I contemplate your face. Oh, do not hide it in your pillow yet! Warm rooms would never lure me from this place, If only I could see your silhouette. Turn on your light, my sun, my summer love. Zero degrees down here, July above. ↗

— Polly Shulman

#love #parr #romance #sonnet #soulmate

I'm in an agreeable state: busy, enthusiastic, curious. ↗

— Isabelle Adjani

#busy #curious #enthusiastic #i #state