#cons

A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#considered #discontented #embassy #fellow #filled

I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#being #cannot #consent #force #four

If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war? ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#considered #go #must #prisoners #war

There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#been #calculated #cavalry #consequence #force

Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God. ↗

— Peace Pilgrim

#ceasing #constant #constant state #even #god

Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men. ↗

— Gifford Pinchot

#earth #good #lasting #means #men

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns. ↗

— Harold Pinter

#conscientious #difficult #felt #guns #had

I imagine a child. That child is me. I can reconstruct and vividly remember portions of my own childhood. I can see, taste, smell, feel, and hear them. Then what I do is, not write about that kid or about his world, but start to think of a book that would have pleased him. ↗

— Daniel Pinkwater

#book #child #childhood #feel #hear

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness. ↗

— Harold Pinter

#cover #looking #nakedness #say #speech

If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court, an impartial, properly constituted court which has international respect. ↗

— Harold Pinter

#court #impartial #international #milosevic #proper