#mule

We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident. ↗

— Francis Parkman

#additional #along #besides #case #driven

Personally, I think the best motto for an educational establishment is: 'Or Would You Rather Be a Mule?' ↗

— Terry Prachett

#educational #establishment #i #i think #motto

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us. ↗

— Al Sharpton

#after #argument #as far as #commitment #day

If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir. ↗

— William Tecumseh Sherman

#eat #keep #mules #sir #supplied

I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou. ↗

— George Strait

#arizona #been #canada #deer #good

My great-grandfather was a coal miner, who worked in Pennsylvania mines when carts were pulled by mules and mines were lit by candles. Mining was very dangerous work then. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#carts #coal #dangerous #great-grandfather #lit

Oh, the boots were on the other eight feet now. ↗

— Jonathan Stroud

#bartimaeus #bartimaeus-trilogy #humor #humor

According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking. ↗

— Jonathan Stroud

#bartimaeus-trilogy #jonathan-stroud #death

Reach deep into your wallet and buy a decent mule. ↗

— Robert Fitterman

#music

You don't have to say a thing except yes. You don't have to do anything, either, I'm quite willing to plan it all." "You?" "Yes me." "You'd plan all of it? Even the wedding?" "Why not?" "You don't even like to plan your own breakfast." He grinned. "You mean more to me tban bacon." "More than [i]bacon?[/i] I'm honored." "You should be, my foolish pea brain. ↗

— Karen Hawkins

#historical-romance #humor #hurst-amulet #karen-hawkins #romance