Associations to the word «Ballon»

Wiktionary

BALLON, noun. (ballet) The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair
BALLON D'ESSAI, noun. A policy put forward to test reactions; something designed to test the waters, an experimental measure. [from 19th c.]

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn