I spent, as you know, a year and a half in a clergyman's family and heard almost every Tuesday the very best, most earnest and most impressive preacher it has ever been my fortune to meet with, but it produced no effect whatever on my mind. Alfred Russel Wallace clergymanearnesteffect share on social
When they write a bad review, and you agree with it, that's the worst feeling. When you know you've done what you wanted and the best you could and you love the outcome, then you look at everything differently. Not everyone's going to love everything you do. agreebaddifferently share on social
There is no country that has the best men. Alicia Machado countryman Change image and share on social
That is the best instruction you could ever give a poet: whether you're examining a bad line in a poem or a bad motive for action, keep well your repining - meaning, don't ignore the honest muttering in your head. Alice Oswald actionbadexamine share on social
When healthcare is at its best, hospitals are four-star hotels, and nurses, personal butlers at the ready - at least, that's how many hospitals seem to interpret a government mandate. Alexandra Robbins butlergovernmenthealthcare Change image and share on social
At its very heart, Worldchanging is about using the best of people's new ideas, bringing them together and applying them to the massive problems that we all face. Alex Steffen applybringface Change image and share on social
I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end. Abraham Lincoln end Change image and share on social
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. Abraham Lincoln americadreamearth Change image and share on social
I try to tell the best story, and the story that has some heart and some genuine terror and some social commentary and some comedy and some romance and some sex and some violence. Alan Ball comedycommentarygenuine Change image and share on social