#lor

I do not deny that I have made drawings and watercolors of an erotic nature. But they are always works of art. Are there no artists who have done erotic pictures? ↗

— Egon Schiele

#art #artists #deny #done #drawings

I think there's something so attractive about mystery. There's something so attractive about the chase. And the bad guy ... bad boys know how to keep the chase going throughout an entire relationship because you never know if you completely have them or not. That's why they're so hard to get over. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#inspirational

Stand firm in the Lord. Stand firm and let Him fight your battle. Do not try to fight alone. ↗

— Francine Rivers

#christian #fight #inspirational #lord #inspirational

A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose. ↗

— Avi

#life #sailor #ship #wind #inspirational

No guts, no glory. - Bert ↗

— Cath Crowley

#guts #inspirational #inspirational

No, my heart will not yet despair. Gandalf fell and has returned and is with us. We may stand, if only on one leg, or at least be left still upon our knees. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#inspirational #lord-of-the-rings #middle-earth #pippin #tolkien

You speak of Lord Byron and me; there is this great difference between us. He describes what he sees I describe what I imagine. Mine is the hardest task. ↗

— John Keats

#byron #describe #describes #difference #great

I may say that this is the greatest factor: the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order, luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time, this is called bad luck. ↗

— Roald Amundsen

#inspirational #luck #inspirational

If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon. ↗

— George Aiken

#color #creed #everyone #find #morning

Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#economy #exploration #inspirational #progress #inspirational