#gains

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#alive #fought #habit #habits #having

Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. ↗

— Francis Wright

#grounds #into #look #nature #opinions

Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer. ↗

— William Wilberforce

#all things #god #guard #neglecting #place

We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost. ↗

— Jeremiah Wright

#america #back #because #black #brought

Those nations of artists, finding their own individualism, and kind of standing against the world: to me that's the ultimate nightmare. I want to get lost and diffused in the world. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#artists #diffused #finding #get #i

I got my head bashed in at a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Police were losing control because they were up against a world they really didn't understand. ↗

— Terry Gilliam

#bashed #because #control #demonstration #got

The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes. ↗

— Bill Alexander

#anger #being #brigade #even #fought

I always play every game like my back is against the wall, that this could be it. ↗

— Shaun Alexander

#always #back #could #every #game

But I'm very thankful that no one is slamming my head against the wall anymore. ↗

— Harry Anderson

#anymore #head #i #slamming #thankful

You've got to guard against speaking more clearly than you think. ↗

— Howard H. Baker, Jr.

#clearly #got #guard #more #speaking