#bat

Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world. ↗

— Ada Louise Huxtable

#battered #become #belief #clothes #day

Like most things that happen with Sabbath, it happened all of a sudden. I was intending on doing some recording, but out of the blue, Sharon called up and said she wanted us to do these gigs with Ozzy. I said that if everybody else was up to it then I would love to do it. ↗

— Tony Iommi

#called #doing #else #everybody #everybody else

Behind closed doors they had what were legendary battles I hear but when the doors opened there was absolute unity. Not a crack could be found. No separation whatsoever. They were locked together for the good of the community. ↗

— Maynard Jackson

#battles #behind #closed #community #could

By laughing at me, the audience really laughs at themselves, and realizing they have done this gives them sort of a spiritual second wind for going back into the battles of life. ↗

— Emmett Kelly

#back #battles #done #gives #going

Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#clear #climate #climate change #combat #effort

A good example of how it must have been is today's world of conducting, which is still utterly dominated by men, and the prejudice the few female conductors have to battle even today is astounding. ↗

— Lara St. John

#battle #been #conducting #conductors #dominated

Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right. ↗

— Ted Kulongoski

#chamber #debate #healthy #me #monopoly

When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith. ↗

— Abraham Kuyper

#bare #battle #become #before #begin

It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#battle #concept #decisive #engage #internationalism

Every week when my batch of weekly cartoons would go to FedEx, it felt like a small miracle. Then in a few days, it's 'Here we go again.' ↗

— Gary Larson

#batch #cartoons #days #every #felt