#fence

We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#been #conflict #construed #defence #fear

Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do. ↗

— Benicio Del Toro

#both sides #chance #fence #gives #hopefully

But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

#care #defence #essential #few #function

Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence. ↗

— Lemuel K. Washburn

#fence #honesty #honesty is #never #seen

Defence is our best attack. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#best #defence #our

Our job as a government is to start with the great underpinnings of our current economic growth - particularly defence and mining - and build on these. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#current #defence #economic #economic growth #government

I fear a permanent Confederation will never be settled; tho the most material articles are I think got thro', so as to give great offence to some, but to my Satisfaction. ↗

— William Whipple

#confederation #fear #give #got #great

So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the windows, so the little house could not see them go. It stayed there inside the log fence, behind the two big oak trees that in the summertime had made green roofs for Mary and Laura to play under. ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

#behind #big #could #fence #go

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. ↗

— James Wolcott

#arrived #buster #carrey #clowns #comedy

And I hate to see artists who are real safe. I love to see artists swing for the fences sometimes. ↗

— Lee Ann Womack

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