#history

Intercourse was now forbidden to everyone but married people; bundling disappeared. In its place young courting couples engaged in "petting"--which, interpreted broadly, meant that they were could do anything sexual short of intercourse. Women were now held responsible for controlling men's beastly sexuality--halting them from simply plunging ahead--at the same time that they were expected to be sexually innocent: an impossible position. ↗

— Leora Tanenbaum

#history #sexuality #men

The abscess is a distant memory. The pain is gone. This dinner with her hosts and her health-care team, this week of seeing another country and another culture, this time of being in demand, this moment is reality. I am a lucky girl, (Judy) thinks. ↗

— Shireen Jeejeebhoy

#canadian-history #health #inspirational #medicine #inspirational

История — не пропахший табаком да лавандой бабушкин сундук, а деловой портфель с документами, которые всегда следует держать под рукой, потому что они могут вдруг оказаться востребованными. ↗

— Борис Васильев

#inspirational #inspirational

What is more precious: a thousand answers derived from one question? Or, one answer…from a thousand questions? ↗

— G.F. Smith

#inspiration #literary #metaphysics #paranormal #religion

Learn from your history, but don’t live in it. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#history #inspirational #learn #live #mistakes

I am not a victim. No matter what I have been through, I'm still here. I have a history of victory. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #motivational #success #victim-mentality #victory

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the people of Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba -- yes Cuba too. ↗

— Malcolm X

#democracy #freedom #history #hope #individualism

Where I live in Connecticut was ice a mile above my house, all the way back to the North Pole, about 15 million kilometers, that's a big ice cube. But then it started to melt. We're talking about the floods of our living history. ↗

— Robert Ballard

#above #back #big #connecticut #cube

This is an exciting time. A new chapter in our history. ↗

— John Barth

#exciting #exciting time #history #new #our

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation. ↗

— Joe Barton

#best #flag #fought #founders #heroes