#end

I thank God tonight for freedom - those who bought and paid for it with their lives in the past - those who will protect it in the present and defend it in the future. ↗

— Jim Gibbons

#defend #freedom #future #god #i

My husband acts and I have such respect for those that do it well, that I wouldn't even try to pretend I can act. ↗

— Leeza Gibbons

#acts #even #husband #i #i can

My whole life sort of ended when my mom died. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#ended #life #mom #sort #whole

In front of us was not a line but a fortress position, twenty miles deep, entrenched and fortified, defended by masses of machine-gun posts and thousands of guns in a wide arc. No chance for cavalry! ↗

— Philip Gibbs

#cavalry #chance #deep #defended #entrenched

It's better to give than to lend and it costs about the same. ↗

— Philip Gibbs

#better #costs #give #lend #same

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation. ↗

— Malcolm Gladwell

#before #believe #better #better off #book

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#being #end #human #human being #most

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#friendship #never #opportunity #responsibility #sweet

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain? ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#awe-inspiring #clearly #far #far away #friend

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#dew #finds #heart #laughter #little