#al

The right to happiness is fundamental. ↗

— Anna Pavlova

#fundamental #right

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius. ↗

— Anna Pavlova

#arrive #being #genius #into #talent

I'm very partisan, but I'm also very fair. ↗

— Donald M. Payne

#fair #i #partisan #very

The squeaky wheel doesn't always get greased; it often gets replaced. ↗

— John Peers

#get #gets #greased #often #replaced

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them! ↗

— Padraic Pearse

#bloodshed #cleansing #final #horrible #horror

It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler. ↗

— Sally Pearson

#always #even #get #girl #i

I started reading the Bible. All of a sudden the words jumped off the page and became real. ↗

— Austin Peck

#bible #i #jumped #off #page

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#information-overload #social-media #age

But think about it. We’ve tried for over twenty years to do everything right, to save our money, to pay our bills, to raise our kid, and to live within the law. We’ve done everything the right way, at least to the best of our ability.” Rick grabbed her hand. “But that’s not enough. That guy is right about at least that much. He’s giving us a chance to do something that will lash out, and he’s willing to pay for it. I can see the sincerity all over his face. He’s not trying to con us. He just wants an ally, a foot soldier.” “Why you?” Renee asked bluntly. “Is it that hard to find someone crazy enough to do something that extreme?” She caught herself and started laughing. “Maybe it is. ↗

— Rich Hoffman

#courageous #valor #courage

I have lately returned from Harpers Ferry, to which place I was suddenly called, on the 17th instant, by causes the most disturbing and destructive to the peace and safety of this State. ↗

— Henry A. Wise

#causes #destructive #disturbing #ferry #i