"The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?"

-- Dag Hammarskjold

#Strength Quotes #Curves Quotes #Law Quotes

“Out of clutter, find simplicity.”
“You have to try the impossible to achieve the possible”
“It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve â€” the curve that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuous course of its rivers, in the body of the beloved woman.”

Source : "Plans, Sections and Elevations: Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century". Book by Richard Weston, 2004.
“I don't appreciate many of the things that are said on social media.”
“If people understood what life insurance does, we wouldn't need salesmen to sell it. People would come knocking on the door. But they don't understand.”
“I am an agnostic on most matters of faith, but on the subjects of maps I have always been a true believer. It is on the map, therefore it is, and I am.”

Source : Tony Horwitz (2010). “One for the Road: Revised Edition”, p.55, Vintage
“I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our democracy for 240 years.”

Source : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
“I still think that being thrown in a very competitive environment where you really have to see what you are made of - certainly when you come out of nowhere - was good for me.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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