#iona

In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense. ↗

— Karl Liebknecht

#milieu #national #present #self-defense #wars

The new Germany has the unquestionable right to hold its tongue between its teeth. ↗

— Karl Liebknecht

#germany #hold #new #right #teeth

The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings. ↗

— A. J. Liebling

#black #bonus #bran #christmas #drives

In the hierarchy, the artist faces outward. Meeting someone new he asks himself, What can this person do for me? How can this person advance my standing?   In the hierarchy, the artist looks up and looks down. The one place he can’t look is that place he must: within. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

#art

The only true test of friendship is the time your friend spends on you. ↗

— John Marsden

#inspirational-love #friendship

My Cape women are generally true to type - big hearted, motherly women who love the sea. My other characters, with the exception of the Portuguese, who I occasionally mention as Cape dwellers, are obviously drawn from the city types one sees in everyday life. ↗

— Joseph C. Lincoln

#cape #characters #city #drawn #dwellers

If the Founding Fathers and other patriots who fought during the Revolutionary War could see the United States today, I believe they would be proud of the path that the thirteen colonies, now fifty strong states, have taken since then. ↗

— John Linder

#colonies #could #during #fathers #fifty

We must focus much more on developing countries' own policies and priorities, and increase policy and operational coherence between national, regional and multilateral actors. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#coherence #countries #developing #focus #increase

...there are two kinds of writing: the one you write and the one that writes you. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#inspirational #writing #attitude

Aux jeunes, je dis: regardez autour de vous, vous y trouverez les thèmes qui justifient votre indignation — le traitement faits aux immigrés, aux sans-papiers, aux Roms. Vous trouverez des situations concrètes qui vous amènent à donner cours à une action citoyenne forte. Cherchez et vous trouverez! ↗

— Stéphane Hessel

#stéphane-hessel #attitude