#inevitably

The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties. ↗

— James McGreevey

#american #american history #arc #civil #civil liberties

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other. ↗

— Henry Miller

#been #death #defeat #deny #inevitably

People are inevitably disappointed, because no one's as good as Bill Clinton's first impression. Or, he's done things. He's disappointed people in a variety of ways. And so then, the fall is hard. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bill #clinton #disappointed #done #fall

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume, through successive eliminations, you arrive inevitably at the egg. Likewise, starting with the egg and following the same process in reverse, one finishes with the portrait. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#clear #egg #finishes #following #form

An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict. ↗

— Bridget Riley

#compatible #conflict #early #early work #inevitably

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come. ↗

— James Whitcomb Riley

#come #determination #discouragement #energy #enthusiasm

Of course there are critics who believe that no matter what we do, the Florida dream is over. They claim that we must accept the idea that inevitably our future is one of high taxes and big government. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#believe #big #big government #claim #course

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them. ↗

— Norodom Sihanouk

#history #inevitably #lies #place #them

Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#case #desire #distortions #every #factual

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely. ↗

— Lorraine Hansberry

#exceptional #inevitably #lonely #make #makes