“It is quiet here and restful and the air is delicious. There are gardens everywhere and police spies lie in the bushes. There are nightingales in every garden, but police spies only in mine, I think. They sit under my windows in the darkness of the night and try to get a glimpse of how I spread sedition in Russia.” ThinkingTryingLyingNightDarknessAirMinesQuietGardenWindowPoliceSpreadRussiaDeliciousGlimpseSpyNightingalesRestful Author:Maxim Gorky
“Who has a book of all that monarchs do, He's more secure to keep it shut than shown; For vice repeated is like the wand'ring wind, Blows dust in others' eye, to spread itself; And yet the end of all is bought thus dear, The breath is gone, and the sore eyes see clear To stop the air would hurt them.” BookEndsEyeHurtGoneClearAirWindBreathsDearBlowVicesSpreadRingsDustSecureMonarchsWandsSore Eyes Book:The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators Source: The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators
“The revolutions of thought which shape the basic outlook of an age are not disseminated through text-books- they spread like epidemics, through contamination by invisible agents and innocent germ carriers, by the most varied forms of contact, or simply by breathing the common air.” BookAgeFormCommonAirRevolutionShapesSpreadInvisibleInnocentContactAgentsBreathingOutlookEpidemicsGermsCarrierContamination Author:Arthur Koestler
“perhaps these men in the House Caucus Room [Committee on Un-American Activities] are determined to spread silence: to frighten those voices which will shout no, and ask questions, defend the few, attack cruelty and proclaim the rights and dignity of man. ... America is going to look very strange to Americans and they will not be at home here, for the air will slowly become unbreathable to all forms of life except sheep.” MenLooksHomeAmericaFormAsksHouseVoiceRoomsSilenceRightsAirStrangeActivityDignitySpreadDeterminedCrueltyCensorshipSheepCommitteesCaucus Author:Martha Gellhorn
“Spread outward. Crack the round dome. Break through. Have liberty not as the air within a grave Or down a well. Breathe freedom, oh, my native, In the space of horizons that neither love nor hate.” WellsHateFreedomSpaceLibertyBreakAirRoundsSpreadBreatheGravesNativeCracksHorizonBreak ThroughDomes Book:Collected Poems Source: Collected Poems
“We [Afghanistan] are constantly dealing with situations in which we must ensure that provinces or major cities do not fall into enemy hands. People need to understand that we don't have an air force and the forces that we do have used to get air support from NATO, which is no longer available. Our pilots have done wonders, but they are stretched thin. We are dealing with resources that have been spread thin.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensDoneHandsUsedFallForceCitiesSituationWonderEnemySupportAirMajorsResourcesAvailableSpreadAfghanistanPilotsProvincesNatoAir Force Author:Ashraf Ghani
“And it doesn't matter to me whether you're running a coffee shop or you're an intellectual or you're in business or flying hot air balloons. People who can spread ideas, regardless of what those ideas are, win. But consumers, they got way more choices than they used to and way less time.” PeopleWayIdeasMatterRunningUsedChoicesWinningAirIntellectualHotSpreadCoffeeFlyingConsumersShopsBalloonsCoffee ShopHot AirAir BalloonsHot Air Balloons Author:Seth Godin