#iona

The International Brigades provided a shock force while the Republic trained and organized an army from an assemblage of individuals. The Spanish people knew they were not fighting alone. ↗

— Bill Alexander

#army #assemblage #brigades #fighting #force

There is no rational reason to doubt that the universe has existed indefinitely, for an infinite time. It is only myth that attempts to say how the universe came to be, either four thousand or twenty billion years ago. ↗

— Hannes Alfven

#attempts #billion #came #doubt #either

...And whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. ↗

— Max Ehrmann

#beauty

When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#feel #i #i feel #i feel like #like

Your life plays out as a reflection of your genetic makeup and potentiality as expressed through your environment and choices. Love yourself enough to create an environment in your life that is conducive to the nourishment of your personal growth. Allow yourself to let go of the people, thoughts, and situations that poison your well-being. Cultivate a vibrant surrounding and commit yourself to making choices that will help you release the greatest expression of your unique beauty and purpose. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#choices #environment #inspirational #life #motivational

Gentlemen, I fervently trust that before long the principle of arbitration may win such confidence as to justify its extension to a wider field of international differences. ↗

— Henry Campbell-Bannerman

#before #confidence #differences #extension #fervently

The people we consider successful in our society are all people that seize every moment and make the best of each situation. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#life #motivational #seize-the-day #success #experience

Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue. ↗

— Robin G. Collingwood

#god #i #i can #issue #like

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary. ↗

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

#dictionary #even #precede #remember #striving

I remember cleaning boots at Millwall on £250 a week and feeling like a millionaire. I'd made it then. At that time, if I never played for another club it wouldn't have bothered me too much because I'd made it with a football team in England. ↗

— Timothy F. Cahill

#because #boots #bothered #cleaning #club