#less

In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts. ↗

— Peter McWilliams

#blessings #due #efforts #life #love

If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#be happy #each #everyone #get #happy

I don't think anyone is qualified to answer questions of eternal fate definitively, much less pinpoint it to a given day. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#anyone #day #definitively #eternal #fate

While we remain a nation decisively shaped by religious faith, our politics and our culture are, in the main, less influenced by movements and arguments of an explicitly Christian character than they were even five years ago. I think this is a good thing - good for our political culture. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#ago #character #christian #culture #decisively

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#evil #good #label #lesser #may

But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#blessings #country #efforts #ever #happen

The glory of the old Irish nation, which in our hour will grow young and strong again. Should we fail, the country will not be worth more than it is now. The sword of famine is less sparing than the bayonet of the soldier. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#bayonet #country #fail #famine #glory

I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less. ↗

— Colm Meaney

#band #even #i #less #minutes

I don't want to have a friend unless I can call them one of my best friends. ↗

— Leighton Meester

#call #friend #friends #i #i can

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. ↗

— Voltaire

#large #large numbers #numbers #punished #sound