#blood

Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood. ↗

— George Takei

#certainly #country #family #father #flesh

I owe my life to blood donors. I'm forever grateful to people who donate. ↗

— Niki Taylor

#donate #donors #forever #grateful #i

The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed. ↗

— Tertullian

#christians #down #grow #more #mow

The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#blood #carried #dust #dwell #soul

We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment. ↗

— Joel Coen

#birds #blood #bumper #car #flock

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. ↗

— Gene Fowler

#blood #drops #easy #forehead #form

To me, it's far more efficient to mobilize the imagination. It's far more efficient to hear a creaking step, for example, than to see the face of a monster, which usually looks ridiculous, and where you know that the blood is ketchup. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#efficient #example #face #far #for example

Don't forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye on the first one. ↗

— Herbert Bayard Swope

#eye #first #forget #give #last

I will continue to defend Najaf as it is the holiest place. I will remain in the city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#blood #city #continue #defend #drop

Who is against democracy? Is it the one who calls for peaceful resistance, or the one who bombs people, sheds their blood and leads them away from the leaders under feeble and dirty pretexts? ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#away #blood #bombs #calls #democracy