#do

God draws near to the brokenhearted. He leans toward those who are suffering. He knows what it feels like to be wounded and abandoned. ↗

— John D. Richardson

#broken #brokenhearted #christ #christianity #god

One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle. ↗

— James Otis

#freedom

There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

#determinism #freedom #will #freedom

They are not free at all. They are essentially our prisoners. ↗

— Michael Crichton

#prisoners #science-fiction #freedom

If you do not have the possibility of abandoning your religion, you do not enjoy the possibility of freely embracing it, either. ↗

— Paul Berman

#freedom-of-religion #religion #freedom

Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world. ↗

— Heraclitus

#philosophy #sleep #wisdom #hard-work

If you’re listening to this, congratulations! You survived Doomsday. I’d like to apologize straightaway for any inconvenience the end of the world may have caused you. The earthquakes, rebellions, riots,tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, and of course the giant snake who swallowed the sun—I’m afraid most of that was our fault. Carter and I decided we should at least explain how it happened. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#destruction #earthquakes #floods #funny #funny-and-random

Do yourself a favor,' I said. "Forget it. Forget you ever saw me." "Forget that you tried to kill me too?" "Yeah. That, too." "But who are you?" "Percy-" I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. "Gotta go!" "What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go?" I bolted for the exit. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy #funny-and-random

Woman. Buckle ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#demanding #funny-and-random #funny-and-random

A limited state with free economic systems is the soil where the liberty tree blossoms. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#freedom #libertarianism #liberty #freedom