#lent

While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some of the victories throughout this embattled country. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#country #democratic #drafting #elections #iraq

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#more #noise #people #silent #speak

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

#least #makes #more #most #person

Let peace, descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the joyful nations; and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings from her copious hand! ↗

— Daniel Boone

#bid #blessings #commerce #descending #hand

Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#grave #heaven #lend #lent #soul

He used to sit on my lap. I was sort of ambivalent about that. He was surviving any way he could. ↗

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

#ambivalent #any #could #i #lap

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator. ↗

— Richard Branson

#believe #benevolent #dictator #dictatorship #i

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction. ↗

— Andre Braugher

#beautiful #believe #directing #direction #i

Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does. ↗

— Gerald Brenan

#death #does #even #middle #middle age

We have, for whatever the reason, disturbed people... who sometimes do terrible, violent things, and sometimes those of us who serve in elected positions are the target. ↗

— Jan Brewer

#elected #people #positions #reason #serve