#par

The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arms. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#after #applied #arms #bearing #boy

The history of England, who has always dealt most harshly with her vanquished foe in the few European wars in which she has taken part in modern times, gives us Germans an idea of the fate in store for us if defeated. ↗

— Bernhard von Bulow

#dealt #defeated #england #european #fate

My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate. ↗

— Alastair Campbell

#alpha #caricature #male #only #partly

I think Bush has capitulated on affirmative action and government spending. Apart from that, he's OK, I guess. About the same as Howard Dean. ↗

— Peter Brimelow

#action #affirmative #affirmative action #apart #bush

I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies. ↗

— Poppy Z. Brite

#cliched #effect #fiction #film #had

No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness. ↗

— Hermann Broch

#close #comes #death #deceased #humanness

Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out. ↗

— Matthew Broderick

#baby #changes #come #go #having

I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool. ↗

— Adam Brody

#am #background #certain #certain age #character

A book may be compared to your neighbor: if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early. ↗

— Rupert Brooke

#book #cannot #compared #early #get

For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don't mind some advice from a newcomer, I'd suggest going with the will of the people. ↗

— Scott Brown

#asked #choosing #colleagues #congress #demands