#only

Conscious of my own weakness, I can only seek fervently the guidance of the Ruler of the Universe, and, relying on His all-powerful aid, do my best to restore Union and peace to a suffering people, and to establish and guard their liberties and rights. ↗

— George B. McClellan

#all-powerful #best #conscious #establish #fervently

When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair. ↗

— David McCullough

#before #british #chair #had #i

Well... Actually I got picked because I was the only one who fit the wedding gown - they had my size. ↗

— Kevin McDonald

#because #fit #got #gown #had

When I started at the Globe 40 years ago, there were seven newspapers in Boston and now there are only two. There were only three or four television stations in Boston and now there are a dozen. ↗

— Will McDonough

#boston #dozen #four #globe #i

If people only knew as much about painting as I do, they would never buy my pictures. ↗

— Edwin Henry Landseer

#buy #i #i do #knew #much

As novices, we think we're entirely responsible for the way people treat us. I have long since learned that we are responsible only for the way we treat people. ↗

— Rose Wilder Lane

#i #learned #long #novices #only

After the outbreak of war, in April 1940, we left Geneva with our three children aged 4 years, 2 years and 2 weeks only to become part of the disordered refugee crowds fleeing across France from the German army. ↗

— James Meade

#after #aged #april #army #become

The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial. ↗

— Donella Meadows

#both sides #bring #decide #enough #evidence

If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then throw money in my fountain, it'd be a perfect world. ↗

— Christopher Meloni

#could #fountain #get #good #i

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#determined #few #leaders #majority #make