#ourselves

Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street. ↗

— Jack Antonoff

#carelessly #change #cigarette #especially #even

Our society distributes itself into Barbarians, Philistines and Populace; and America is just ourselves with the Barbarians quite left out, and the Populace nearly. ↗

— Matthew Arnold

#barbarians #distributes #into #itself #just

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. ↗

— Pearl Bailey

#either #good #inside #knowledge #life

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

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation. ↗

— Abigail Adams

#attention #bound #care #determined #hold

We're all the harshest judges of ourselves. ↗

— Susan Anton

#ourselves

We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game. ↗

— Zinedine Zidane

#driven #game #get #happens #matter

No one can disgrace us but ourselves. ↗

— Josh Billings

#ourselves #us

As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile. ↗