#our

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#capable #creatures #disposed #distinguished #faculty

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#divine #divine nature #glory #just #man

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#die #once #our #pity #serve

I was adopting an Ethiopian child, that's not true. My house was haunted, that wasn't true. God, there's been so many rumours. ↗

— Adele

#been #child #god #haunted #house

I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon. ↗

— Adele

#child #delighted #direct #expecting #first

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#mouths #old #old people #our #people

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#away #begin #democracy #learn #ourselves

Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#complicated #examined #extensively #had #history

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#existing #gains #imagine #journey #leaders

I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it. ↗

— Kathy Acker

#i #mean #scared #work #your