#ace

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs. ↗

— Horace Walpole

#foot #high #i #monarchs #naked

Have I given any symptoms of an avaricious disposition? Have I obtained any grants from the crown since I have been placed at the head of the treasury? Has my conduct been different from that which others in the same station would have followed? ↗

— Robert Walpole

#been #conduct #crown #different #disposition

As a civil rights leader, Mrs. King's vision of racial peace and nonviolent social change was a fortifying staple in advancing the civil rights movement. ↗

— James T. Walsh

#change #civil #civil rights #civil rights movement #fortifying

The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process. ↗

— James T. Walsh

#acknowledged #armed #challenge #continued #does

Some men are all right in their place if they only knew the right places. ↗

— Raoul Walsh

#men #only #place #places #right

To the extent that Israel does face threats, like from say Hamas or Hezbollah, those are threats that do not jeopardise Israel's existence. ↗

— Stephen M. Walt

#existence #extent #face #hamas #israel

Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an actual place, and we could go above the clouds and find it.there. ↗

— Barbara Walters

#actual #astronauts #before #beyond #clouds

You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory. ↗

— J. Donald Walters

#confronting #courageously #denial #escape #find

Suddenly, you are very much in the present, and you learn it's really the place where you should always live. ↗

— Julie Walters

#learn #live #much #place #present

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way. ↗

— Christoph Waltz

#coming #easy #feel #misplaced #tidal