#led

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation. ↗

— Walter Scott

#crowded #decorum #either #existence #filled

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect. ↗

— Walter Scott

#call #himself #history #knowledge #lawyer

I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, 'cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy. ↗

— William Scranton

#cause #chairman #conference #council #energy

The most important seed I can sow in this life is my children, and the love and knowledge that I can bestow upon them and the help I can give them. ↗

— Steven Seagal

#children #give #help #i #i can

I have failed to continue to set an example for a secure, loving family unit as an example for our children. That is the reality of it. There is no way of getting around it. ↗

— Seal

#children #continue #example #failed #family

When I first started playing football, a headache was called a 'headache.' And now it's called 'a concussion.' ↗

— Junior Seau

#first #football #headache #i #now

I had parents who instilled in me the importance of love, morals and hard work. I give God all the glory because he has brought me through so much. ↗

— Junior Seau

#brought #give #glory #god #had

Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

#although #believe #born #boundaries #did

When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

#body #called #democracy #people #possessed

I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like you're stupid. ↗

— Amy Sedaris

#biggest #biggest problem #failed #failure #feel