#la

When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing. ↗

— Joe Sacco

#clicked #doing #facts #figures #found

Laughter is ever young, whereas tragedy, except the very highest of all, quickly becomes haggard. ↗

— Margaret Sackville

#ever #except #haggard #highest #laughter

Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing that is what stuck in my mind. I want a better Olympic finish. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#beijing #better #bit #finish #go

I was terrified of vault, like literally I hated it. I had a fear of running as fast as I could at a solid object, which is I think a normal fear to have because nobody would really want to do that. Once I got over the fear of running into the table I just kind of relaxed and now it's like autopilot. I love it. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#could #fast #fear #got #had

Are not laws dangerous which inhibit the passions? Compare the centuries of anarchy with those of the strongest legalism in any country you like and you will see that it is only when the laws are silent that the greatest actions appear. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#anarchy #any #appear #centuries #compare

I repeat my demand that the occupier leave the land of our beloved Iraq unconditionally, without retaining bases or signing agreements. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#bases #beloved #demand #i #iraq

Nature, who for the perfect maintenance of the laws of her general equilibrium, has sometimes need of vices and sometimes of virtues, inspires now this impulse, now that one, in accordance with what she requires. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#equilibrium #general #her #impulse #inspires

They declaim against the passions without bothering to think that it is from their flame philosophy lights its torch. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#bothering #declaim #flame #lights #passions

I will continue to defend Najaf as it is the holiest place. I will remain in the city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#blood #city #continue #defend #drop

No one has the right to ignite a war and lead an occupation and armies to conquer people, invading them and make them suffer all kinds of torture, murder, expulsion, displacement, bombing and terrorism by different lethal prohibited weapons and then come and speak as the savior of the people or a defender of their rights. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#bombing #come #conquer #defender #different