#led

By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead. ↗

— John Acton

#dead #nations #off #past #reign

In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished. ↗

— Charles Kendall Adams

#era #every #evident #extinguished #fire

When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression. ↗

— Casey Affleck

#actor #because #express #expression #idea

The long, cold Minnesota winters instilled in me a fascination for exotic far off places; I aspired toward a career in tropical diseases and world health problems. ↗

— Peter Agre

#career #cold #diseases #exotic #far

It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace. ↗

— Anna Akhmatova

#dead #happy #only #peace #smiled

You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school. ↗

— Alan Alda

#business school #called #frowned #major #now

I don't like to be pigeonholed; I don't like when people won't see me for something because they don't think I can do it. I always feel like, at least give me the shot. ↗

— Khandi Alexander

#because #feel #give #give me #i

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow. ↗

— Steve Allen

#capital punishment #guide #half #killed #matter

A woman is always a mystery: one must not be fooled by her face and her hearts inspiration. ↗

— Edmondo De Amicis

#face #fooled #hearts #her #inspiration

Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun. ↗

— Martin Amis

#cannot #gun #out #recalled #taken