#wards

The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul. ↗

— Vinoba Bhave

#body #burden #down #dragged #drags

The drug or cult has major if not exclusive sources of brain rewards. ↗

— Keith Henson

#cult #exclusive #major #rewards #sources

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

Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in the house. ↗

— Georg Brandes

#birth #came #child #house #more

All flowers in time bend towards the sun, I know you say there's no one for you, But here is one. ↗

— Jeff Buckley

#flowers #here #i #know #say

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States. ↗

— George W. Bush

#distinctions #done #honours #i #president

My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die. ↗

— Kate Bush

#before #die #done #first #i

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

#concealed #forgiveness #hardens #hurries #into

You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it. ↗

— James Callaghan

#march #never #promised #promised land #reach

Even with, or perhaps, because of, this background, I have over the past few years sensed a very dramatic change in attitude on the part of Prince Edward Islanders towards the on-going rush for so-called modernization. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#background #because #change #dramatic #dramatic change