#towards

On embarking to return we could perceive no sign of One Tree Island; and as we swept down towards the sea the leafy top of a tree seen in the clear water under the boat was the only evidence of its existence; though a few hours ago it had formed so prominent an object. ↗

— George Grey

#boat #clear #could #down #embarking

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#good #in the end #journey #matters #towards

There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins. ↗

— Isaac Hayes

#beliefs #ends #intolerance #others #place

I think that retirement is the first step towards the grave. ↗

— Hugh Hefner

#first step #grave #i #i think #retirement

People who make money often make mistakes, and even have major setbacks, but they believe they will eventually prosper, and they see every setback as a lesson to be applied in their move towards success. ↗

— Jerry Gillies

#believe #even #eventually #every #lesson

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor. ↗

— William Ames

#found #height #joy #love #neighbor

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present. ↗

— Barbara de Angelis

#capable #carry #heart #less #loving

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. ↗

— Jane Austen

#dancing #falling #falling in love #fond #love

I think people feel threatened by homosexuality. The problem isn't about gay people, the problem is about the attitude towards gay people. People think that all gays are Hannibal Lecters. But gay people are sons and daughters, politicians and doctors, American heroes and daughters of American heroes. ↗

— Hollis Stacy

#american #attitude #daughters #doctors #feel

Sometimes my life opened its eyes in the dark. A feeling as if crowds drew through the streets in blindness and anxiety on the way towards a miracle, while I invisibly remain standing. ↗

— Tomas Transtromer

#blindness #crowds #dark #drew #eyes