“Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends.” PeopleKnowsBelieveFallWinningTearsExtremesShyTake MeLoyalKnow MeAthleticsOld FriendsExhilaration Author:Sally Pearson
“My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.” ShouldBelieveLittlesBitsHumilityLittle BitMy FamilyExtremesHandicappedFlashy Author:Kelly Reilly
“Obviously I want to support women, and I believe in women, and I think we should support each other, but we shouldn't go into extremes. Some women can get very aggressive towards men, but we need men and love men, so keeping the right balance is the most important thing.” ThinkingMenWantNeedsShouldBelieveImportantI BelieveSupportBalanceAnd LoveImportant ThingsExtremesI Believe InAggressiveSupport Women Author:Anja Rubik
“There is no such thing as exaggerated art. I even believe that there is salvation only in extreme.” BelieveArtSalvationExtremesModerationExaggerated Author:Paul Gauguin
“I'm a believer in the notion that artists who do good work believe in the ideas of extremes.” BelieveIdeasArtistNotionExtremesBelieverGood Work Author:Wayne Thiebaud
“People say 'I love Artists', but what they really know about Artists? They've ever thought about sharing the real madness with us? I believe those extreme passions/emotions in me separated from the real world is the sauce to pull out the inspirations out of me that touch the core of people's hearts, which is usually wandering about deep inside of you unconsciously covered with the social taboo called 'common sense'.” PeopleKnowsWorldBelieveHeartRealInspirationArtistPassionI BelieveSocialCommonEmotionMadnessExtremesCoreCommon SenseWanderCoveredReal WorldTabooSauceDeep InsideSocial Taboos Author:Hiroko Sakai
“I have never said that human society ought to be aristocratic, but a great deal more than that. What I have said, and still believe with ever-increasing conviction, is that human society is always, whether it will or no, aristocratic by its very essence, to the extreme that it is a society in the measure that it is aristocratic, and ceases to be such when it ceases to be aristocratic. Of course I am speaking now of society and not of the State.” BelieveHumansSaidStillsStatesCoursesDealsOughtEssenceConvictionExtremesCeaseHuman SocietyAristocratic Book:the Revolt of the Masses Source: the Revolt of the Masses
“It's important that we recognize how extreme the Republicans are in almost every case and how against our self-interest it is to vote for them whether or not we are disappointed with the current crew. At least they believe in the Constitution. At least they have an idea of economic justice. The Republicans are devoted to creating more rich folks.” BelieveImportantIdeasSelfInterestJusticeCasesRichEconomicRepublicanCreatingVoteConstitutionFolksCurrentsExtremesDisappointedDevotedCrewSelf InterestEconomic Justice Author:Gloria Steinem
“We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as we victimize others. The closer we get to mass incarceration and extreme levels of punishment, the more I believe it's necessary to recognize that we all need mercy, we all need justice, and-perhaps-we all need some measure of unmerited grace.” PeopleNeedsBelieveStatesSufferingI BelieveNationsCommunityJusticeLevelsCompassionGraceMassMercyExtremesAbsencePunishmentUnfairUnjustDecencyAbusiveIncarcerationVindictiveMass IncarcerationMistreated Author:Bryan Stevenson